The yellow-eared parrot (Ognorhynchus icterotis) is an endangered parrot of the tropics in South America. It is found in the Andes of Colombia and, perhaps only formerly, Ecuador. This species was thought to be extinct up until April 1999, when a group of researchers that were sponsored by ABC and Fundación Loro Parque, discovered a total of 81 individuals in the Colombian Andes. It is currently enlisted as endangered on the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) redlist. Its current population trend is increasing. It is closely associated with the wax palm Ceroxylon sp., which itself is endangered.