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Peach-fronted Conure  (Aratinga aurea)

Also Known As: Peach-fronted Parakeet, Golden-crowned Conure
 
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Peach-fronted Conure perched on a branch

Credit: (c) Marc Johnson | http://www.fosterparrots.com
 
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Did You Know?
The Peach-fronted Conure is possibly increasing in population in some areas due to agricultural expansion.

Status in the Wild
World Population:
Not recorded.

Range:
A.a. aurea: S Surinam, N Brazil, and south of Amazon River from NE and inland Brazil to E Bolivia, SE Peru and NW Argentina.
A.a. major: exact range not known, but recorded from N Paraguay.


Habitat:
Occurs in open woodland areas including deciduous forest, gallery woodland, Mauritia palm swamp and savanna as well as cultivated areas. In Amazon River area occurs in low scrubby vegetation on sandy soil; in interior E Brazil occupies caatinga and cerrado areas with grassland. Below 600m (1968 ft).

Threat Summary:
Heavily trapped (61,311 individuals recorded in international trade since 1981).

IUCN Rating:
Least concern

Wild Diet:
Eats seeds, flowers and insects including termites and larvae of beetles, flies and moths.

CITES Rating:
Appendix II

Ecology:
Found in pairs during breeding season otherwise in groups of 10-30 birds; feeds in trees and on ground often in company of other parrot species. Tame and approachable. Roosts communally.

Clutch and Egg Size:
2 to 6 rounded eggs, 27.5 x 22.0mm (1.1 x 0.8 in).

Breeding Season:
June-July, Peru; January, Mato Grosso.

More Info Sites:
http://animal-world.com/encyclo/birds/conures/peach.php

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peach-fronted_Parakeet

Infonatura - Peach-fronted Parakeet

http://www.oiseaux.net/birds/distribution/peach-fronted.parakeet.html