Habitat
Upper subtropical and temperate forest, elfin woodland and second growth and adjacent areas of páramo, subpáramo and agricultural land. From 1,850 - 3,400 m.
Population
Estimated population is 5,000 - 10,000 (2010) and decreasing.
Status VU
Forest destruction and fragmentation through logging, conversion to agriculture, human settlement and development of the road network, is the main threat.
For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.
Flame-winged Parakeet (Pyrrhura calliptera) [XC143837]
by David Ricardo Rodr\u00edguez-Villamil from BioAndina Reserve entrance Road, Guasca, Cundinamarca, Colombia (begging call, call)
Flame-winged Parakeet (Pyrrhura calliptera) [XC315067]
by Oscar Laverde from PNN Chingaza , El Manzano - Mundo Nuevo, La Calera, Cundinamarca, Colombia (call)