Creatures in Crisis
Photograph of Subandean parakeet (Pyrrhura subandina), recorded as Critically Endangered
Subandean parakeet (Pyrrhura subandina). Image via Wikimedia Commons.

Critically Endangered

Subandean parakeet

Pyrrhura subandina

Subandean parakeet, also called Sinu Parakeet, is a parrot in the family Psittacidae (order Psittaciformes) — Pyrrhura subandina, recorded as Critically Endangered and tied to Panama.

Status
Critically Endangered
Scientific name
Pyrrhura subandina
Recorded from
Panama
CITES
Appendix II
Taxonomy
Aves · Psittaciformes · Psittacidae · Pyrrhura

The parrot

Subandean parakeet, also called Sinu Parakeet, is a parrot in the family Psittacidae (order Psittaciformes) — Pyrrhura subandina.

Range and habitat

A molecular genetic study published in 2023 found that the Subandean parakeet was sister to the Perija parakeet (Pyrrhura caeruleiceps).

GBIF currently lists 4 occurrence points. Those points follow where people logged the taxon — museum drawers and surveys included — not a closed range boundary.

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

In crisis

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

Subandean parakeet is Critically 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 Subandean parakeet, Wikidata item Q1683425 and GBIF occurrence geography. 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.

Same genus

Photograph of El Oro Parakeet (Pyrrhura orcesi), recorded as EndangeredEN

El Oro Parakeet

Pyrrhura orcesi
Photograph of Grey-breasted Parakeet (Pyrrhura griseipectus), recorded as EndangeredEN

Grey-breasted Parakeet

Pyrrhura griseipectus
Photograph of Pfrimer's Parakeet (Pyrrhura pfrimeri), recorded as EndangeredEN

Pfrimer's Parakeet

Pyrrhura pfrimeri
Photograph of Perija parakeet (Pyrrhura caeruleiceps), recorded as EndangeredEN

Perija parakeet

Pyrrhura caeruleiceps

Quick answers

What is Subandean parakeet?
BirdLife International's Handbook of the Birds of the World recognizes it as a full species.
What is the conservation status of Subandean parakeet?
Critically Endangered, as the IUCN category stored on Wikidata for Pyrrhura subandina. Confirm the official assessment on iucnredlist.org.
Where does Subandean parakeet live?
A molecular genetic study published in 2023 found that the Subandean parakeet was sister to the Perija parakeet (Pyrrhura caeruleiceps).
Why is Subandean parakeet in crisis?
It is Critically Endangered on Wikidata. Read the official Red List assessment for the criteria.
Is this the IUCN Red List page for Pyrrhura subandina?
No. This is a researched catalog account. The Red List is the assessment.
Is Subandean parakeet a pet?
An animal on this catalog is in crisis in the wild. Keeping one is usually the wrong question.