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The green-cheeked parakeet is 25 to 26 cm (9.8 to 10 in) long and weighs 62 to 81 g (2.2 to 2.9 oz). The sexes are the same sizes. Adults of the nominate subspecies P. m. molinae are dull brown from forehead to nape and have green cheeks, ashy brown ear coverts, and a creamy white ring of bare skin around the eye.
The green-cheeked parrot is more commonly known as the green-checked parakeet or the green-checked conure. However, it does belong to the Psittacidae, or parrot , family.
Maroon-tailed parakeet (in front), and black-capped parakeet (behind); illustration by Keulemans, 1891. Pyrrhura (Greek Red/Fire Tail) is a genus of parrots in the Arini tribe. . They occur in tropical and subtropical South America and southern Central America (Panama and Costa Ric
White-winged parakeet: Brotogeris versicolurus: southeast Colombia to the river's mouth in Brazil. Yellow-chevroned parakeet, canary-winged parakeet: Brotogeris chiriri: central Brazil to southern Bolivia, Paraguay, and northern Argentina. Grey-cheeked parakeet: Brotogeris pyrrhoptera: northwestern Peru and western Ecuador Orange-chinned ...
Green-cheeked parakeet: P. molinae (Massena and de Souancé, 1854) LC: Painted parakeet: P. picta (Müller, 1776) LC: Northeast South America, north of the Amazon river and east of the Venezuela/Colombia border Sinú parakeet: P. subandina (Todd, 1917) CR: Sinú Valley in northern Colombia near (but not bordering) the Gulf of Darién: Azuero ...
The green parakeet is non-migratory but makes local movements in response to food availability. [11] Its diet has not been fully documented but is known to include seed and fruits. It can be a crop pest. [11] The breeding season has not been defined but appears to include at least January to April. It nests in tree cavities, caves, and cliff faces.
Red-crowned amazons are a resident (non-migratory) species in their native range, but they can wander outside of their breeding range to follow a food source. Feral birds have bred in urban communities of southern California, southern Florida and the island of Oahu in Hawaii. There is also a population in the town of Salinas Puerto Rico.
Black-capped conures should be given a wide variety of colorful fruits and vegetables. Light green or white vegetables have little nutritional value. Conures can eat human food, although they cannot eat avocados, chocolate, alcohol, or caffeine. They can eat small amounts of meat and eggs, although they should avoid foods high in fat and salt ...