Perija parakeet research discovers roost site

Perija Parakeet. Imge by ProAves ColombiaThe enigmatic and little known Perijá Parakeet (Pyrrhura caeruleiceps) has a highly restricted range of subtropical forest along the Colombian and Venezuelan border. As part of Project Pyrrhura supported by Loro Parque Fundación, ProAves has been working to study a small population surviving in a highly fragmented forest area near the town of Ocaña, department of Norte de Santander.

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Rare Parrot photographed for the first time

Perija (Todd's) Parakeet (Pyrrhura caeruleiceps)Adriana Tovar and Luis Eduardo Uruena, researchers of the Colombia-based nonprofit Fundación ProAves, found and photographed the extremely rare Perija parakeet (Pyrrhura caeruleiceps), of which only 30 to 50 individuals likely survive. These photographs are the first ever taken of the species.

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