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Bolborhynchus ferrugineifrons (Rufous-fronted Parakeet)

Wikipedia Abstract

The rufous-fronted parakeet, (Bolborhynchus ferrugineifrons) is a species of parrot in the family Psittacidae.It is endemic to Colombia. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical high-altitude shrubland, subtropical or tropical high-altitude grassland, and arable land.It is threatened by habitat loss.
View Wikipedia Record: Bolborhynchus ferrugineifrons

Endangered Species

Status: Vulnerable
View IUCN Record: Bolborhynchus ferrugineifrons

EDGE Analysis

Uniqueness Scale: Similiar (0) 
2
 Unique (100)
Uniqueness & Vulnerability Scale: Similiar & Secure (0) 
40
 Unique & Vulnerable (100)
ED Score: 6.10671
EDGE Score: 3.34733
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Attributes

Diet [1]  Granivore, Herbivore
Diet - Plants [1]  40 %
Diet - Seeds [1]  60 %
Forages - Understory [1]  20 %
Forages - Ground [1]  80 %

Ecoregions

Name Countries Ecozone Biome Species Report Climate Land
Use
Cauca Valley montane forests Colombia Neotropic Tropical and Subtropical Moist Broadleaf Forests
Magdalena Valley montane forests Colombia Neotropic Tropical and Subtropical Moist Broadleaf Forests

Protected Areas

Name IUCN Category Area acres Location Species Website Climate Land Use
Complejo Volcánico Doña Juana- Cascabel Natural National Park 163099 Colombia      
Las Hermosas Natural National Park 308882 Colombia      
Los Nevados Natural National Park 93900 Colombia  
Nevado Del Huila Natural National Park 390427 Colombia  
Puracé Natural National Park 205097 Colombia  

Important Bird Areas

Biodiversity Hotspots

Name Location Endemic Species Website
Tropical Andes Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Venezuela Yes

Prey / Diet

Calamagrostis effusa[2]
Espeletia hartwegiana[2]

Range Map

External References

Citations

Attributes / relations provided by
♦ 1Hamish Wilman, Jonathan Belmaker, Jennifer Simpson, Carolina de la Rosa, Marcelo M. Rivadeneira, and Walter Jetz. 2014. EltonTraits 1.0: Species-level foraging attributes of the world's birds and mammals. Ecology 95:2027
♦ 2del Hoyo, J., Elliott, A., Sargatal, J., Christie, D.A. & de Juana, E. (eds.). Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive. Lynx Edicions, Barcelona.
Ecoregions provided by World Wide Fund For Nature (WWF). WildFinder: Online database of species distributions, ver. 01.06 Wildfinder Database
Biodiversity Hotspots provided by Critical Ecosystem Partnership Fund
Abstract provided by DBpedia licensed under a Creative Commons License
Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0