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Revision as of 17:31, 9 February 2020
- Pyrrhura molinae
Identification
26 cm
- Brown forehead to nape
- Green cheeks
- Ashy-brown ear-coverts
- Brown chin, throat and sides of neck, with a scaled appearance
Distribution
South America: found in Peru, Bolivia, Brazil, Paraguay, Argentina
Taxonomy
Subspecies
There are 5 subspecies[1]:
- P. m. phoenicura:
- P. m. molinae:
- Highlands of eastern Bolivia
- P. m. restricta:
- Lowlands of eastern Bolivia (Palmarito)
- P. m. hypoxantha:
- P. m. australis:
Habitat
Gallery and lowland deciduous woods.
Behaviour
Diet
There is no information about their diet.
Breeding
They nest in a tree cavity.
References
- Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, D. Roberson, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2014. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: Version 6.9., with updates to August 2014. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
- Avibase
- Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved December 2014)
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Green-cheeked Parakeet. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 23 May 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Green-cheeked_Parakeet