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Azuero parakeet
Conservation status
Vulnerable  (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Aves
Order:	Psittaciformes
Family:	Psittacidae
Genus:	Pyrrhura
Species:	P. eisenmanni
Binomial name
Pyrrhura eisenmanni Delgado, 1985

The Azuero parakeet (Pyrrhura eisenmanni), also known as the Azuero conure, is a parrot that inhabits the Azuero Peninsula of Panama. Formerly classified as a subspecies of the painted parakeet, it is now considered its own species. The Azuero parakeet prefers humid, hilly, and forested areas. It feeds on fruits, flowers, seeds, algae, and invertebrates. The Azuero parakeet prefers to stay in flocks of around 20 individuals. It prefers to stay high up in forest canopies.

References

1. ^ BirdLife International (2022). "Pyrrhura eisenmanni". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2022: e.T45422623A179398776. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2022-1.RLTS.T45422623A179398776.en. Retrieved 17 February 2023.
2. "AZUERO CONURE". Retrieved 17 February 2023.

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