Home > All About Parrots > Parrot Encyclopedia > Parrot Profile

|

Status in the Wild

World Population:
Not recorded

Range:
P.m. molinae: Highlands of E Bolivia.
P.m. phoenicura: S Brazil and NE Bolivia.
P.m. restricta: Santa Cruz, E Bolivia.
P.m. sordida: S Brazil and NW Paraguay.
P.m. australis: S Bolivia and NW Argentina.
P.m. flavoptera: Cochabamba-La Paz border, N Bolivia.


Habitat:
Seen in dense, low forests and woodlands with glades, primary and secondary, including fringes of chaco, savanna, deciduous and gallery woodland in pantanal. Also in moist, mossy cloud forest on E Andes where seen up to 2900m (9512 ft).

Threat Summary:
Probably declining in E Bolivia because of rapid forest clearance.

IUCN Rating:
Least concern

Wild Diet:
Not available

CITES Rating:
Appendix II

Ecology:
Gregarious outside breeding season. Seen in flocks of 10-20 individuals and more. Forages in tree-tops. Nest is in hollow tree.

Clutch and Egg Size:
4-6 rounded eggs, 24.0 x 19.5mm (0.9 x 0.7 in).

Breeding Season:
February

More Info Sites:
http://www.search.com/reference/Green%2Dcheeked_Parakeet?redir=1

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Green-cheeked_Conure

Infonatura - Green-cheeked Parakeet