Pyrrhura subandina
Overview
A detailed profile for this species is sourced from the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species as assessments become available.
The Flame-winged Parakeet faces severe population decline primarily due to extensive deforestation and habitat conversion for agriculture and cattle ranching throughout its limited Andean range. Mining activities and infrastructure development have further fragmented the remaining cloud forest patches essential for the species' survival. The illegal pet trade continues to pressure wild populations, with birds captured for both domestic and international markets.
Habitat
This species inhabits humid montane cloud forests and forest edges at elevations between 1,200-2,400 meters in the eastern Andes. It requires dense canopy cover with abundant fruiting trees and nesting cavities in mature forest stands.
