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South AmericaEl Oro parakeet
Pyrrhura orcesi
The El Oro parakeet (Pyrrhura orcesi) is a bird found in Ecuador. Found in Ecuador. It eats fruit. The IUCN Red List lists it as Endangered.
See the El Oro parakeet on the 3D globe →| Scientific name | Pyrrhura orcesi |
|---|---|
| Region | South America |
| Found in | Ecuador |
🏡 Where the El Oro parakeet lives
Found in Ecuador.
🍽️ What it eats
- 🍎 Fruit100%
A rough guide to its diet over a year. Source: EltonTraits (Wilman et al. 2014).
Conservation status
LCNTVUENCREWEX
EndangeredVery few are left in the wild.💡 It weighs about 71 grams. It mostly eats fruit.
Hear the El Oro parakeet
Recorded by Scott Olmstead (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0), xeno-canto XC1150115. Trimmed to a few seconds.
Questions about the El Oro parakeet
Where does the El Oro parakeet live?
The El Oro parakeet lives in Ecuador. Found in Ecuador.
What does the El Oro parakeet eat?
fruit (about 100%). These are rough shares of its diet over a year, from the EltonTraits database.
Is the El Oro parakeet endangered?
Very few are left in the wild. Its IUCN Red List category is Endangered.
More birds from South America
- Colombian mountain grackle
- Brazilian merganser
- Stresemann's bristlefront
- Floreana mockingbird
- Scalloped antbird
- Alagoas antwren
Sources: IUCN Red List (via Wikidata), EltonTraits 1.0 (Wilman et al. 2014), GBIF sightings for countries, Wikipedia. Last updated 2026-10-19.