Family: Psittacidae (Parrots)

Authority: (Cabanis, 1885)

Red List Category

Criteria: A2bcd

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Justification of Red List category
This species is classified as Vulnerable, as capture for the cagebird trade and habitat loss have been causing rapid population declines. Even though illegal trade is still continuing, trapping has reduced drastically since the introduction of trade bans and the population is now starting to show signs of recovery in parts of its range.

Population size: 6000-15000 mature individuals

Population trend: decreasing

Extent of occurrence (breeding/resident): 207,000 km²

Country endemic: no

Attributes
Realm - Neotropical
IUCN System - Terrestrial