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Pacific Conure
Also Known As: Pacific Parakeet, Nicaraguan Green Conure
Pacific Conure in flight
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Did You Know?
The Pacific Conure will roost with the Red-throated Conure, A. rubritorquis. The two species are otherwise very different behaviourally.
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Not AvailableSpecies Profile
Genus:Aratinga
Species:
strenua
| Size: | Adult Weight: |
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| 33cm (12.8 in) | Not available |
Races including nominate:
one
Colourization Adult: Both adults mostly green, yellowish on underparts; scattered orange/red feathers on throat and neck of some birds; blue tinge on primary coverts and outer webs of flight feathers; dull yellow/green underwing coverts; dull yellow undersides of flight feathers. Bill horn in colour. Eye ring bare and brown/grey. Eye orange.
Colourization Juvenile: As in adults but with brown eyes.
Call: Calls made in flight are rolling, harsh and shrill. Also stronger, deeper notes.
Listen now Recent Academic Research: Google Scholar - search results
Content Sources:
Pet Education - Conures http://www.peteducation.com/article.cfm?cls=15&cat=1840&articleid=2404
Lexicon of Parrots http://www.arndt-verlag.com/projekt/birds_3.cgi?Desc=E223.htm&Pic=223_1.JPG
xeno-canto America http://www.xeno-canto.org/index.php
Parrots: A Guide to Parrots of the World, Juniper and Parr, 1998.
Parrots of the World, Forshaw and Cooper, 1989.
Parrots of the World, Forshaw, 2006.
Parrots in Aviculture, Low, 1992.
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