Orange-cheeked Parrot
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The Orange-cheeked Parrot (Pyrilia barrabandi) is a species
of parrot
in the family
Psittacidae. It was formerly placed in the genus Pionopsitta which is now monotypic
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It is found in the Amazonian Andes, in humid lowland forests in the northwestern, southwestern and south-central Amazon Basin
in South America
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The binomial name of this bird commemorates the French painter Jacques Barraband
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Species
In biology, a species is one of the basic units of biological classification and a taxonomic rank. A species is often defined as a group of organisms capable of interbreeding and producing fertile offspring. While in many cases this definition is adequate, more precise or differing measures are...
of parrot
Parrot
Parrots, also known as psittacines , are birds of the roughly 372 species in 86 genera that make up the order Psittaciformes, found in most tropical and subtropical regions. The order is subdivided into three families: the Psittacidae , the Cacatuidae and the Strigopidae...
in the family
Family (biology)
In biological classification, family is* a taxonomic rank. Other well-known ranks are life, domain, kingdom, phylum, class, order, genus, and species, with family fitting between order and genus. As for the other well-known ranks, there is the option of an immediately lower rank, indicated by the...
Psittacidae. It was formerly placed in the genus Pionopsitta which is now monotypic
Monotypic
In biology, a monotypic taxon is a taxonomic group with only one biological type. The term's usage differs slightly between botany and zoology. The term monotypic has a separate use in conservation biology, monotypic habitat, regarding species habitat conversion eliminating biodiversity and...
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It is found in the Amazonian Andes, in humid lowland forests in the northwestern, southwestern and south-central Amazon Basin
Amazon Basin
The Amazon Basin is the part of South America drained by the Amazon River and its tributaries that drains an area of about , or roughly 40 percent of South America. The basin is located in the countries of Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, Guyana, Peru, and Venezuela...
in South America
South America
South America is a continent situated in the Western Hemisphere, mostly in the Southern Hemisphere, with a relatively small portion in the Northern Hemisphere. The continent is also considered a subcontinent of the Americas. It is bordered on the west by the Pacific Ocean and on the north and east...
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The binomial name of this bird commemorates the French painter Jacques Barraband
Jacques Barraband
Jacques Barraband was a French zoological and botanical illustrator, renowned for his life-like renderings of tropical birds.-Biography:...
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