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Santa Marta Conure
Also Known As: Santa Marta Parakeet
Santa Marta Conure in the wild
Credit: © Nick Athanas
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Did You Know?
The Santa Marta Conure is one of the least typical of the Pyrrhura species in its colouration. The scalloped breast markings found in so many other Pyrrhuras is missing, and its abdomen is bright orange/red, differentiating this species further.
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Species Profile
Genus:Pyrrhura
Species:
viridicata
| Size: | Adult Weight: |
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| 25cm (9.75 in) | Not available |
Races including nominate:
one
Colourization Adult: Both adults in general dark green; purple/brown ear coverts; orange/red abdomen; yellow bend of wing, carpal edge and lesser underwing coverts with orange/red markings; green tail. Eye ring bare and white. Eye brown.
Colourization Juvenile: Undescribed
Call: Calls are similar to those of the Painted Conure (Pyrrhura picta): in flight a coarse, strong series of rapid, staccato notes pik-pik-pik.
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Content Sources:
Lexicon of Parrots http://www.arndt-verlag.com/projekt/birds_3.cgi?Desc=E254.htm&Pic=254_1.JPG
Internet Bird Collection http://ibc.hbw.com/ibc/
BirdLife International http://www.birdlife.org/datazone/species/index.html?action=SpcHTMDetails.asp&sid=1596&m=0
CITES http://www.cites.org/eng/resources/species.html
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, 2006.
Parrots: Their Care and Breeding, Low, 1986.
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