About Pionopsitta pulchra Berlepsch, 1897
The rose-faced parrot (Pionopsitta pulchra Berlepsch, 1897) measures 21.5 to 23 cm (8.5 to 9.1 in) in length. Adult rose-faced parrots have a reddish brown crown, and pinkish rose plumage from their lores across most of their face. Their nape and breast are dull olive-yellow, and most of the rest of their body is green. The bend of the wing has orange and yellow markings, their flight feathers are mostly black, and the tips of their tail feathers are blue. Their bill is pale creamy whitish. Immature birds closely resemble adults, but only have a small amount of rose coloration on their faces. This species is distributed from the central area of Colombia's Chocó Department, south through western Ecuador to El Oro Province. It lives in humid to wet forest, mature secondary forest, plantations, and more open areas that have scattered trees. Individuals living in forest typically stay in the canopy. It mostly occurs at elevations below 1,200 m (3,900 ft), but can be found locally as high as 2,100 m (6,900 ft).
