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Green-cheeked Parakeet (Pyrrhura molinae)
Verified source photographDiego CarúsCC0 · View source
PRB-0247Psittaciformes

Green-cheeked Parakeet

Perico Cachetiverde

Pyrrhura molinae

IntroducedIUCN LC · Least Concern

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, the parrots, which includes species from both Africa and the New World. It is found in Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, and Paraguay.

FamilyPsittacidaeNew World and African Parrots
Puerto Rico occurrenceIntroducedWikipedia supplemental record
Primary habitatforestsWoodland
Primary dietFruitFrugivore
Average mass71.5 gGlobal trait estimate
MovementAltitudinal migrantInsessorial

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Spectrogram of Green-cheeked Parakeet: call
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Sound recorded by Dante Buzzetti · XC628868 · CC BY-NC-SA 4.0. Visualization by Stichting Xeno-canto voor Natuurgeluiden.

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Catalog scopeWikipedia supplemental record

About the Green-cheeked Parakeet

This atlas includes Green-cheeked Parakeet (Pyrrhura molinae) with atlas status “Introduced” within scope “Wikipedia supplemental record.” Global trait data associate it primarily with woodland; consult the linked records to resolve its Puerto Rico habitat use.

Conservation

Least Concern

IUCN LC

Global IUCN
LC
Puerto Rico DNER
No current listing in source crosswalk
Federal ESA
No current listing in source crosswalk
Critical habitat
Not identified in source crosswalk

Natural history

How it lives

Habitat
forests
Elevation
Not resolved–2000 m
Nest
Tree cavity · Tree
Clutch
3–3 eggs
Social behavior
Social / flocking

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