Home > All About Parrots > Parrot Encyclopedia > Parrot Profile

|

Status in the Wild

World Population:
C.p. bloxami: est. under 3000 in Chile; other populations unknown, but decline in parts of Argentina. Believed once common but declining overall.

Range:
C.p. patagonus: S Argentina, ranging north in winter to C Argentina and S Uruguay.
C.p. conlara: C Argentina.
C.p. andinus: NW Argentina, from Salta and Catamarca south to C Mendoza and N San Luis.
C.p. bloxami: formerly C Chile, but now restricted to a few localities in central provinces, including Bio Bio.


Habitat:
Found in open grass country, also reported in savanna, wooded valleys with cliffs and farmland to about 2000m (6560 ft). In arid country near streams and rivers.

Threat Summary:
Heavily traded in wild bird trade; since 1981 122,914 individuals recorded in international trade, persecution as crop pest, conversion of grasslands to crops.

IUCN Rating:
Least concern

Wild Diet:
Diet is chiefly seeds and fruit; sometimes grain crops.

CITES Rating:
Appendix II

Ecology:
Gregarious parrots, forming large flocks in excess of 1000 birds; roosts communally in trees, wires, and in nest tunnels.

Clutch and Egg Size:
2 to 5 almost spherical eggs, 36.5 x 29.5mm (1.4 x 1.1 in).

Breeding Season:
San Luis: November- April Chile: earlier. In Northeast Patagonia: October to February

Project Status (WPT):
WPT has funded crucial scientific work and protection of a large colony of these birds.
See: http://www.parrots.org/index.php/ourwork/patagonianconure/

Links to Other Project(s):
http://www.orn.mpg.de/~masello/PAGES/home-english2.html

http://www.worldlandtrust.org/ebulletin/18.htm

More Info Sites:
http://www.worldlandtrust.org/news/2002/10/is-burrowing-parrot-endangered.htm

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Burrowing_Parakeet

Infonatura - Burrowing Parakeet