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Pyrrhura viridicata
The Santa Marta parakeet (Pyrrhura viridicata) is a bird found in Colombia. Found in Colombia. It eats fruit, seeds and nuts and leaves and other plant parts. The IUCN Red List lists it as Endangered.
See the Santa Marta parakeet on the 3D globe →| Scientific name | Pyrrhura viridicata |
|---|---|
| Region | North America |
| Found in | Colombia |
🏡 Where the Santa Marta parakeet lives
Found in Colombia.
🍽️ What it eats
- 🍎 Fruit60%
- 🌰 Seeds & nuts20%
- 🌿 Leaves & plants20%
A rough guide to its diet over a year. Source: EltonTraits (Wilman et al. 2014).
Conservation status
Hear the Santa Marta parakeet
Recorded by Rolf A. de By (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0), xeno-canto XC480134. Trimmed to a few seconds.
Questions about the Santa Marta parakeet
Where does the Santa Marta parakeet live?
The Santa Marta parakeet lives in Colombia. Found in Colombia.
What does the Santa Marta parakeet eat?
fruit (about 60%), seeds and nuts (about 20%), leaves and other plant parts (about 20%). These are rough shares of its diet over a year, from the EltonTraits database.
Is the Santa Marta parakeet endangered?
Very few are left in the wild. Its IUCN Red List category is Endangered.
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Sources: IUCN Red List (via Wikidata), EltonTraits 1.0 (Wilman et al. 2014), GBIF sightings for countries, Wikipedia. Last updated 2026-10-19.