Current view: Data table and detailed info
Taxonomic note
Pyrrhura melanura and P. pacifica (del Hoyo and Collar 2014) were previously lumped as P. melanura following Sibley and Monroe (1990, 1993).
Taxonomic source(s)
del Hoyo, J., Collar, N.J., Christie, D.A., Elliott, A. and Fishpool, L.D.C. 2014. HBW and BirdLife International Illustrated Checklist of the Birds of the World. Lynx Edicions BirdLife International, Barcelona, Spain and Cambridge, UK.
del Hoyo, J.; Collar, N. J.; Christie, D. A.; Elliott, A.; Fishpool, L. D. C. 2014. HBW and BirdLife International Illustrated Checklist of the Birds of the World. Barcelona, Spain and Cambridge UK: Lynx Edicions and BirdLife International.
IUCN Red List criteria met and history
Red List criteria met
Red List history
Migratory status |
not a migrant |
Forest dependency |
medium |
Land-mass type |
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Average mass |
- |
Population justification: Considered generally uncommon, but there does not appear to be a recent population estimate for this species, previously considered as part of the widespread and common Pyrrhura melanura.
Trend justification: The population is suspected to be in decline owing to ongoing habitat destruction and fragmentation
Country/territory distribution
Important Bird and Biodiversity Areas (IBA)
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Species factsheet: Choco Parakeet Pyrrhura pacifica. Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/species/factsheet/choco-parakeet-pyrrhura-pacifica on 05/12/2024.
Recommended citation for factsheets for more than one species: BirdLife International (2024) IUCN Red List for birds. Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/species/search on 05/12/2024.