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Slender-billed Conure  (Enicognathus leptorhynchus)

Also Known As: Slender-billed Conure
 
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Slender-billed Conure perching

Credit: © Arthur Grosset | http://www.arthurgrosset.com
 
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Did You Know?
The two species in the genus Enicognathus are the Slender-billed and Austral Conures. They are closely related to the Pyrrhura conures.

Status in the Wild
World Population:
Not recorded

Range: C Chile, from Aconcagua south to Isla de Chiloe and sometimes N Aisen.

Habitat:
Found up to 2000m (6560 ft) in forested country with Nothofagus and Araucaria trees; also found in open pasture or cultivated land.

Threat Summary:
Has suffered a decline in recent decades due to deforestation, persecution and Newcastle disease.

IUCN Rating:
Least concern

Wild Diet:
Feeds on seeds of wild and cultivated plants, seeds of Araucaria cones, acorns, Nothofagus seeds and bulbous roots.

CITES Rating:
Appendix II

Ecology:
Gregarious, even in breeding season. Seen in flocks from a few individuals to several hundred. Roosts communally. Nests in unlined tree hollow and if no tree available will use rock crevices or twignests in thickets.

Clutch and Egg Size:
4-6 broadly ovate eggs, 31.5 x 25.5mm (1.2 x 1 in).

Breeding Season:
November-December

More Info Sites:
Infonatura search for 'Slender-billed Parakeet'

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slender-billed_Parakeet

http://www.oiseaux.net/birds/distribution/slender-billed.parakeet.html