White-capped parrot
The white-capped parrot (Pionus seniloides) is a bird in the family Psittacidae formerly considered conspecific with the plum-crowned parrot (Pionus tumultuosus). Before the split the common name of the combined taxa was "speckle-faced parrot".
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Psittaciformes |
| Family: | Psittacidae |
| Genus: | Pionus |
| Species: | P. seniloides |
| Binomial name | |
| Pionus seniloides | |
The species is found in the Andes mountains from northwestern Venezuela, through Colombia and Ecuador, to northern Peru.[2]
References
- BirdLife International (2016). "Pionus seniloides". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T22731587A95035869. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22731587A95035869.en. Retrieved 13 November 2021.
- "Pionus seniloides". International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources. Retrieved 2015-01-04.
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