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Blue-throated Conure  (Pyrrhura cruentata)

Also Known As: Blue-throated Parakeet, Blue-chested Conure or Parakeet, Ochre-masked Conure or Parakeet, Red-rumped Conure or Parakeet, Red-eared Conure or Parakeet
 
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Captive Blue-throated Conure perched on branch

Credit: (c) Sam Williams
 
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Did You Know?
The female Blue-throated Conure tends to be heavier than the male, and more dominant and assertive.

Status in the Wild
World Population:
2500-10,000

Range: E Brazil, from southern Bahia south to Rio de Janeiro.

Habitat:
Found up to 400m (1312 ft), occasionally 900m (2952 ft) in primary rainforest or forest edge and in slightly modified natural forest near cultivated areas.

Threat Summary:
This species is threatened by continuing florest and habitat clearance. There is also some trapping for the bird trade, but this is a relatively new occurrence.

IUCN Rating:
Vulnerable

Wild Diet:
Feeds on fruits; other food plants include Talisia esculenta, Alchornea iricurana, Mabea fistulifera, Trema mirantha and Cecropia sp.

CITES Rating:
Appendix I

Ecology:
Gregarious; seen generally in flocks of 6-20 birds where food is abundant. Feeds in canopy and lower edge foliage.

Clutch and Egg Size:
4-7 rounded eggs, 27.5 x 20.0mm (1.1 x 0.8 in).

Breeding Season:
June-October

Links to Other Project(s):
http://www.springerlink.com/content/g2n576821m88jw6v/

British and Irish Studbooks for Blue-throated Conure (EAZA)

More Info Sites:
Infonatura search for 'Blue-throated Parakeet'