Parrots

Orange-cheeked Parrot

Pyrilia barrabandi

The Orange-cheeked Parrot (Pyrilia barrabandi) is a 140 g forest bird that eats a bit of everything. It stays put all year.

Family

Parrots

Order

Psittaciformes

Weight

140 g

Habitat

Forest

Diet

Omnivore

Migration

Resident

Countries recorded

6

Recorded in Peru, Colombia, Ecuador, Brazil, Venezuela, Bolivia.

Where to see it: Rio Cristalino · listas históricas (Brazil); Los Amigos Biological Station (CICRA) (Peru); Pantanal · P. Jofre boat on Rio Cuiabá & tributaries (Brazil); Poconé · Pousada Piuval (Brazil).

Photo: (c) Tristan Jobin, some rights reserved (CC BY) via iNaturalist