The Sinú parakeet (Pyrrhura subandina) is a bird in subfamily Arinae of the family Psittacidae, the African and New World parrots.
BirdLife International's Handbook of the Birds of the World recognizes it as a full species.
The International Ornithological Committee (IOC), the South American Classification Committee of the American Ornithological Society, and the Clements taxonomy treat it as a subspecies of the painted parakeet (P.
BirdLife International estimates that if the bird is not already extinct, no more than 50 likely exist.
Scientists know very little about the Sinú parakeet's reproductive physiology, nutritional needs, ecology, or behavior.