Fuertes's parrot

(Hapalopsittaca fuertesi)

Description

The coroniazul parrot,parrot coroniazul or parrot of Fuertes ( Hapalopsittaca fuertesi ) is a species of South American parrot in serious danger of extinction.Its last populations are located in a small area of ​​the Central Mountain Range of the Colombian AndesBlue crown on top;the majority of the plumage,the forehead and the face of olive green color,red shoulders,the inferior part of the wings blue to greenish,the feathers of flight blue indigo to blackish,tail with reddish tones and tip of blue.It measures on average 23 cm of total length

Taxonomic tree:

Domain:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum:
Class: Aves
Order:Psittaciformes
Family:Psittacidae
Genus:Hapalopsittaca
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