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Brown-throated Conure  (Aratinga pertinax)

Also Known As: Brown-throated Parakeet, Yellow-cheeked Parakeet, St. Thomas or Curacao Conure (A.p. pertinax), Brown-eared Conure (A.p. ocularis), Veragua Conure or Parakeet
 
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Brown-throated conure

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Did You Know?
The Brown-throated Conure usually nests in a arboreal termitarium (termite mound in a tree) but will also use rock crevices and burrows in banks.

Status in the Wild
World Population:
Not recorded

Range:
A.p. pertinax: Curacao, Netherland Antilles, off coast of Venezuela; feral population in St. Thomas and Saba, in Virgin Islands, West Indies. A.p. xanthogenia: Bonaire, Netherland Antilles. A.p. arubensis: Aruba, Netherland Antilles. A.p. aeruginosa: N Colombia from Caribbean coast south in middle Rio Magdalena valley to N Santander, and east through Guajira Peninsula to NW Zulia, NW Venezuela. A.p. griseipecta: found only in Rio Sinu valley, NE Colombia. A.p. lehmanni: C and E Colombia, east of Andes, from Casanare south to N Vaupes and east to Rio Orinoco in western Amazonas, S Venezuela. A.p. tortugensis: Tortuga Island, off coast of Venezuela. A.p. margaritensis: Margarita and Los Frailes Islands, off coast of Venezuela. A.p. venezuelae: found throughout Venezuela, except northwest, Delta Amacuro and SE Monagas, SE Bolivar and W Amazonas. A.p. chrysophrys: middle Guyana, Cerro Roraima district to upper Rio Caroni in SE Bolivar, Venezuela, and N Roraima in N Brazil. A.p. surinama: French Guiana, Surinam, and coast of Guyana to Delta Amacuro and SE Monagas, NE Venezuela. A.p. chrysogenys: lower Rio Negro and Rio Solimoes area, west to Igarape Belem, Amazonas, NW Brazil. A.p. paraensis: restricted to south of Amazon River from Rio Tapajos and Rio Cururu, W Para, N Brazil. A.p. ocularis: E Costa Rica along Rio Coto, and lowlands near Pacific of Panama and W Chiriqui east to W Panama, near Panama City and Tocumen.

Habitat:
Usually found below 1200m (3936 ft) but up to 1600m (5248 ft) in varying habitats from savanna, gallery formations, deciduous forest edges, cactus scrub, mangroves, cultivated areas with scattered trees, plantations and gardens.

Threat Summary:
Trapping for wild bird trade has had an effect on the small island race tortugensis.

IUCN Rating:
Least concern

Wild Diet:
Eats seeds of various shrubs, fruits and flowers. Takes cultivated crops such as mango and millet, but not widely persecuted.

CITES Rating:
Appendix II

Ecology:
Found in flocks feeding with macaws and amazon parrots. Roosts communally in large gatherings, also congregates where food abundant. Becomes noisy and competitive while feeding.

Clutch and Egg Size:
3-5 rounded, roughened eggs, 26.5 x 22.0mm (1.0 x 0.85 in)

Breeding Season:
Colony breeder. February-April, Meta, Colombia; February-April, Venezuela; various times of year after rains in Surinam, Curacao, Aruba and Bonaire.

Links to Other Project(s):
http://www.fitzpatrick.uct.ac.za/docs/escapees.html

More Info Sites:
http://www.starescue.org/htm/species/conure-brown-throated.htm

http://www3.upatsix.com/ica/lexicon/brownthroated.htm

http://www.vet.uga.edu/vpp/ivcvm/1998/rakich/index.php

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brown-throated_Parakeet