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Status in the Wild

World Population:
2500-10,000

Range: Found on the slopes of the Andes in N Peru and S Ecuador.

Habitat:
Found from 2400-3500m (7872-11,480 ft). Inhabits wet upper montane forest in the temperate zone including mossy growth areas, open woodlands and shrubbery. Also reported in fragmented forest with varying degrees of degredation. Will tolerate secondary forest.

Threat Summary:
Habitat destruction and fragmentation through slash and burn conversion to agriculture.

IUCN Rating:
Vulnerable

Wild Diet:
Feeds on fruits, berries, shoots, flowers, seeds, pods and parts of two ericaceous trees.

CITES Rating:
Appendix II

Ecology:
Gregarious, almost always seen in flocks of up to 20 birds. Resident, with local movements in response to food availability.

Clutch and Egg Size:
3 eggs

Breeding Season:
Evidence for breeding in August-September, October-January, February-March.

Project Status (WPT):
WPT has helped research to reveal the historical range for this species.
See: http://www.parrots.org/index.php/ourwork/pp_redfacedparrot/

Links to Other Project(s):
http://elibrary.unm.edu/sora/ON/v006n02/p0125-p0128.pdf

http://www.roundriver.org/c_ecuador_main.html

http://www.roundriver.org/meanderings/Nproject_ecuador.html

More Info Sites:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Red-faced_Parrot