Conservation Status
Conservation hubClose to qualifying as threatened in the near future.
The scarlet-fronted parakeet faces threats from habitat loss and the pet trade. While specific large-scale recovery programs are not widely documented, conservation efforts often focus on habitat protection and reducing illegal trapping. Responsible safari tourism can help by raising awareness of the species' plight and by providing economic incentives for local communities to protect the parakeet's natural environment.
The scarlet-fronted parakeet, known in aviculture as the scarlet-fronted conure, red-fronted conure, or Wagler's conure, is a Near Threatened species of bird in subfamily Arinae of the family Psittacidae, the African and New World parrots. It is found in Colombia and Venezuela.
Description adapted from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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Top parks for Scarlet-fronted Parakeet. Sightings recorded in 13 safari areas total.
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