Creatures in Crisis
Photograph of Perija parakeet (Pyrrhura caeruleiceps), recorded as Endangered
Perija parakeet (Pyrrhura caeruleiceps). Image via Wikimedia Commons.

Endangered

Perija parakeet

Pyrrhura caeruleiceps

Perija parakeet is a parrot in the family Psittacidae (order Psittaciformes) — Pyrrhura caeruleiceps, recorded as Endangered.

Status
Endangered
Scientific name
Pyrrhura caeruleiceps
CITES
Appendix II
Taxonomy
Aves · Psittaciformes · Psittacidae · Pyrrhura

Range and habitat

P. C. Caeruliceps lives in Serranía del Perijá mountains on the northern border between Colombia and Venezuela. P. C. Pantchenko lives in the Perijá Mountains.

Pins are Wikidata “endemic to” fields. Orange dots, when present, are GBIF occurrence tiles — survey bias included.

In crisis

There are about 1,000 to 2,499 mature individuals remaining in the wild as of 2021 with a decreasing population trend.

CITES lists this taxon on Appendix II. Confirm the current appendix on the CITES checklist.

Perija parakeet is Endangered on this catalog because that is the IUCN category stored on Wikidata. Confirm the official criteria and any later count on iucnredlist.org.

Sources

Written for this catalog from the English Wikipedia article on Perija parakeet, Wikidata item Q11847382. Family and order context is original field-guide writing about the group, not a copied assessment of this one species. Wikipedia text is CC BY-SA. Not an IUCN assessment. Counts, when quoted, can change — confirm them on the recovery programme and on iucnredlist.org.

Photograph via Wikimedia Commons. Wikipedia · Wikidata · IUCN Red List.

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El Oro Parakeet

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Grey-breasted Parakeet

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Pfrimer's Parakeet

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Quick answers

What is Perija parakeet?
Perija parakeet is a parrot in the family Psittacidae (order Psittaciformes) — Pyrrhura caeruleiceps.
What is the conservation status of Perija parakeet?
Endangered, as the IUCN category stored on Wikidata for Pyrrhura caeruleiceps. Confirm the official assessment on iucnredlist.org.
Where does Perija parakeet live?
P. C. Caeruliceps lives in Serranía del Perijá mountains on the northern border between Colombia and Venezuela.
Why is Perija parakeet in crisis?
There are about 1,000 to 2,499 mature individuals remaining in the wild as of 2021 with a decreasing population trend.
Is this the IUCN Red List page for Pyrrhura caeruleiceps?
No. This is a researched catalog account. The Red List is the assessment.
Is Perija parakeet a pet?
An animal on this catalog is in crisis in the wild. Keeping one is usually the wrong question.