Perico de Orcés (de El Oro) vs Perico Colimarrón

Pyrrhura orcesi compared with Pyrrhura melanura

Key Differences

• Perico de Orcés (de El Oro) is Endangered while Perico Colimarrón is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Perico de Orcés (de El Oro)	Perico Colimarrón
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (cordados)	Chordata (cordados)
Class same	Aves (Birds)	Aves (Birds)
Order same	Psittaciformes (Parrots)	Psittaciformes (Parrots)
Family same	Psittacidae (True Parrots)	Psittacidae (True Parrots)
Genus same	Pyrrhura	Pyrrhura
Species	Pyrrhura orcesi	Pyrrhura melanura

Evolutionary Relationship

Perico de Orcés (de El Oro) and Perico Colimarrón share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Pyrrhura.

Conservation Status

Perico de Orcés (de El Oro)

EN — Endangered

Perico Colimarrón

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Perico de Orcés (de El Oro)	Perico Colimarrón
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Perico de Orcés (de El Oro)

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, flooded grasslands and savannas, and montane grasslands and shrublands, among 4 distinct biome types within the Neotropic biogeographic realm.

Range

Distributed across Ecuador and Norway. Currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Perico Colimarrón

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, Norway, and Venezuela.

Perico Colimarrón

La cotorra colimarron (Pyrrhura melanura) esta clasificada como Preocupacion Menor (LC) en la Lista Roja de la UICN. Ampliamente distribuida y abundante en su area de distribucion, con poblaciones estables y sin preocupaciones de conservacion inmediatas.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇪🇨 Ecuador 🇳🇴 Norway