Green-cheeked Parakeet (Pyrrhura molinae)

Other Names (World)
Green-cheeked Parakeet, Green-cheeked Conure

Family
Psittacidae (Parrots)

Size
25 cm

First Described (Guide)
(Massena & Souanc�, 1854)

Habitat
Subtropical and tropical dry forest. From sea-level - 2,600 m.

Range (Guide)

Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Paraguay (B).

Rarity Status
Currently this species is not classified as a rarity in this country OR information has not been updated.

Population
Estimated population is unknown (2010).

Status LC
For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Voice
Xeno-Canto Sound Files (more (46)...)

Green-cheeked Parakeet (Pyrrhura molinae) [XC146862]
by Andrew Spencer from Along road down to the R\u00edo Khatu; near Inquisivi, La Paz, Bolivia (call)

Green-cheeked Parakeet (Pyrrhura molinae) [XC272866]
by Peter Boesman from Calilegua NP, Jujuy, Argentina (call)

Subspecies
Some of subspecies listed may repesent clinal variation. Population in valley of R Machariapo, Bolivia, lacking red belly patch, may be a separate subspecies unless flocks of immatures form. Population of western Brazil formerly known as Pyrrhura hypoxantha (Yellow-sided Parakeet), but now judged to be xanthistic birds of nominate subspecies.

The following 7 subspecies are recognised:

phoenicura (Schlegel, 1864) - North-eastern Bolivia and western Brazil.
molinae (Massena & Souanc�, 1854) - Highland eastern Bolivia.
restricta Todd, 1947 - Lowland eastern Bolivia.
sordida Todd, 1947 - Extreme eastern Bolivia and south-western Brazil.
australis Todd, 1915 - Southern Bolivia to north-western Argentina.
flavoptera Maijer, Herzog, Kessler, Friggens & Fjelds�, 1998 - Western Bolivia (intermontane valleys in La Paz and Cochabamba).
hypoxantha Salvadori, 1899 - Extreme eastern Bolivia and south-western Brazil (southern Mato Grosso). Considered by some authors to be a distinct species, Yellow-sided Parakeet (Pyrrhura hypoxantha).

References
See References.

Files:

JPG files for Green-cheeked Parakeet (Pyrrhura molinae) - 10 files

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