Azuero Conure |
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Also known as: Azuero Parakeet
Wild Azuero Conure
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Genus: Pyrrhura | Species: eisenmanni
Size:
22cm (8.6 in)
Weight:
Probably 54-70g (1.9-2.5 oz)
Subspecies including nominate:
one
Colour Adult:
Both adults mostly green; black/brown forehead and crown to nape; frontal band to lores and around eyes thin and red; buff/white ear coverts; faint, blue nuchal collar; dark brown upper breast scalloped with white; dark green/blue lower breast scalloped with buff/white and yellow; green bend of wing. Bill black. Eye ring bare and grey/brown. Eye brown yellow.
Colour Juvenile:
Undescribed.
Call:
Calls made in flight are short; some single loud notes from birds contact calling flock; while perched harsh, gutteral notes; soft notes while preening.
Listen NowMore Information:
Content Sources:
BirdLife International
A Guide to Parrots of the World, Juniper and Parr, 1998
Cornell Lab of Ornithology/Birds of the World
xeno-canto Painted Parakeet (eisenmanni), Adsett, William, XC82877
Parrots of the World, Forshaw, 2006. 2010 edition
Vanished and Vanishing Parrots, Forshaw, 2017.
Parrots in Aviculture, Low, 1992.
Lexicon of Parrots, Thomas Arndt.
Wild Azuero Conure
© Kees Groenendijk [CC BY-SA 4.0] via Wikimedia Commons
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The Azuero Conure is closely related to the Painted Conure (Pyrrhura picta).Academic Research
Related publications: Pyrrhura eisenmanniSpecies Care
Captive Status:
Almost unknown in captivity.
Longevity:
Probably 12-15 yrs, as for Painted Conure.
Housing:
As for Painted Conure: aviary or suspended enclosure, minimum length 2m (6.5 ft).
Diet:
As for Painted Conure: fruits such as: apple, pear, banana, orange, pomegranate, kiwi, papaya, forming about 30 percent of diet; vegetables such as: carrot, celery, green beans and peas in the pod; fresh corn; green leaves such as: Swiss chard, kale, dandelion, sowthistle, lettuce, chickweed; spray millet; small seed mix such as: millet, canary, and smaller amounts of oats, buckwheat, safflower and a little hemp; soaked or sprouted sunflower seed; cooked beans and pulses, boiled maize and complete kibble.
Enrichment:
As for Painted Conure: enjoys chewing so provide bird-safe, unsprayed flowering, fir, pine, willow and elder branches; wooden or vegetable tanned leather toys; foraging/puzzle toys; ladders, swings, multiple perches and ropes. Also provide overhead misters or shallow water bowls for bathing.
Nest Box Size:
As for Painted Conure: vertical box 8" x 8" x 28" (20.3cm x 20.3cm x 71.1cm)
Clutch Size:
4-8
Incubation Time:
23 days
Fledging Age:
40-51 days
Hatch Weight:
Not recorded.
Peak Weight:
Not recorded.
Weaning Weight:
Not recorded.
Wild Azuero Conure
© Kees Groenendijk [CC BY-SA 4.0] via Wikimedia Commons
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The Azuero Conure is closely related to the Painted Conure (Pyrrhura picta).Academic Research
Related publications: Pyrrhura eisenmanniSpecies Wild Status
World Population:
750-6,000 mature individuals.
IUCN Red List Status:
Vulnerable
CITES Listing:
Appendix II
Threat Summary:
The wild population is within a global range estimated at just 700 km² and there is concern that the species is declining due to ongoing habitat destruction, especially in N and NE of range. Cerro Hoyo National Park, where it does occur, appears largely intact. It is unclear if there is any risk to the species from trapping.
Range:
SW Azuero Peninsula, C Panama.
Habitat:
Found up to 1660m (5445 ft) in humid, hilly forest areas, forest margins and sometimes nearby partly cleared areas.
Wild Diet:
Feeds on fruits, flowers, seeds, algae and invertebrates.
Ecology and Behaviour:
Resident, with possibly some local movements due to food availability. Usually seen in pairs or small groups, sometimes in flocks of up to 20 birds. Stays up in forest canopy, where inconspicuous amongst the foliage. Noisy and visible in flight.
Clutch and Egg Size:
Probably 4-8 eggs, 25.5 x 19.0mm (1.0 x 0.7 in)
Breeding Season:
January-April. Nest is in tree cavity.
Wild Azuero Conure
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The Azuero Conure is closely related to the Painted Conure (Pyrrhura picta).Academic Research
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