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Green-cheeked Parakeet
Sign in to saveAlso known as Pyrrhura molinae, green-cheeked conure
species of South American conure parrot
Species
Least Concernvia IUCN
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- taxon
- Parent taxon
- Pyrrhura
- Mass
- 77
- Image
- Green-cheeked Parakeet (Pyrrhura molinae australis), Santa Bárbara, Jujuy, Argentina 1.jpg
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- taxon rank
- species
- IUCN conservation status
- Least Concern
- taxon name
- Pyrrhura molinae
- Commons category
- Pyrrhura molinae
- Commons gallery
- Pyrrhura molinae
- litter size
- 3
- taxon range
- South America
- diel cycle
- diurnality
- short name
- P. molinae
- taxon common name
- cara-suja-do-pantanal
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Encyclopedic overview
The green-cheeked parakeet (Pyrrhura molinae), also sometimes known as the green-cheeked conure in aviculture, is a species of bird in subfamily Arinae of the family Psittacidae, aka the parrots. It is found in Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, and Paraguay. It is also a popular pet bird.
Taxonomy and systematics
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Green-cheeked Parakeet” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.