Rose-crowned Conure |
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Also known as: Rose-crowned Parakeet, Rose-headed Conure or Parakeet
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Genus: Pyrrhura | Species: rhodocephala
Size:
24cm (9.3 in)
Weight:
Not recorded.
Subspecies including nominate:
one
Colour Adult:
Both adults mainly green in colour; rose/red forehead to occiput; maroon ear coverts; orange/yellow carpal edge with white tint; white primary coverts. Tail brown/red. Bill horn in colour. Eye ring bare and white. Eye brown.
Colour Juvenile:
Green crown with dull blue tinge, with scattered red feathers; blue primary coverts.
Call:
Calls made in flight softer and less harsh than those of most Pyrrhura species. Calls made while perched are clear and sharp, or rapidly repeated staccato notes.
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Content Sources:
CITES
BirdLife International
Cornell Lab of Ornithology/Birds of the World
A Guide to Parrots of the World, Juniper and Parr, 1998
ML Media Collection Catalogue 68607, Rose-crowned Parakeet Pyrrhura rhodocephala, Schwartz, Paul, Merida, Venezuela, April 1970, Cornell Lab of Ornithology. Site
Parrots of the World, Forshaw, 2006. 2010 edition
Parrots in Aviculture, Low, 1992.
Wild Rose-crowned Conures
© Ron Hoff
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The bright red cap and white primary coverts distinguish the Rose-crowned Conure from all other small long-tailed South American parrots.Academic Research
Related publications: Pyrrhura rhodocephalaSpecies Care
Captive Status:
Uncommon
Longevity:
Probably 10-15 yrs.
Housing:
Aviary with shelter 3 x 1 x 2m (9.8 x 3.3 x 6.5 ft).
Diet:
Fruit such as: apple, pear, orange, banana, pomegranate, cactus fruits, kiwi, forming about 30 percent of the diet; vegetables such as: carrot, celery, green beans and peas in the pod; fresh corn on the cob; green leaves such as: Swiss chard, lettuce, sowthistle, dandelion, chickweed; spray millet; small seed mix such as: canary, millet and smaller amounts of oats, buckwheat, safflower and a little hemp; soaked and sprouted sunflower seed; cooked beans and pulses, boiled maize and complete pellet.
Enrichment:
Avid chewer so provide bird-safe, unsprayed flowering, fir, pine, willow and elder branches, heat sterilized pine cones, wooden block and vegetable tanned leather toys; swings, ropes, and ladders.
Nest Box Size:
Vertical box 8" x 8" x 24" (20.3cm x 20.3cm x 61cm).
Clutch Size:
4-6
Incubation Time:
Probably 23-24 days.
Fledging Age:
Probably 7-8 weeks.
Hatch Weight:
Probably 5g (0.2 oz).
Peak Weight:
Not recorded.
Weaning Weight:
Not recorded.
Wild Rose-crowned Conures
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The bright red cap and white primary coverts distinguish the Rose-crowned Conure from all other small long-tailed South American parrots.Academic Research
Related publications: Pyrrhura rhodocephalaSpecies Wild Status
World Population:
Unknown, stable.
IUCN Red List Status:
Least Concern
CITES Listing:
Appendix II
Threat Summary:
Not globally threatened. Restricted-range species: present in Cordillera de Mérida Endemic Bird Area. Fairly common within its limited range. Some habitat loss has occurred but is not yet a problem. Little trade recorded.
Range:
NW Venezuela.
Habitat:
Found from 1500-2500m (4920-8200 ft) in the subtropical zone in montane humid forest and elfin woodland, including secondary growth areas and partly cleared forest, forest edge and páramo.
Wild Diet:
Probably berries, seeds, fruits and flowers.
Ecology and Behaviour:
Gregarious; generally seen in flocks of 10-30 birds outside breeding season. Larger groups gather in communal roost at night. Generally quieter than other Pyrrhura species.
Clutch and Egg Size:
Probably 4-6 eggs.
Breeding Season:
April-June.
Wild Rose-crowned Conures
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The bright red cap and white primary coverts distinguish the Rose-crowned Conure from all other small long-tailed South American parrots.Academic Research
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