Green-cheeked parakeet
The green-cheeked parakeet (binomial name Pyrrhura molinae) or green-cheeked conure is a small parrot of the Pyrrhura genus. The term conure is often used for this parrot and its relatives in aviculture. It is native to the forests of South America.
| Green-cheeked parakeet | |
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| Kuala Lumpur Bird Park, Malaysia | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Order: | Psittaciformes |
| Family: | Psittacidae |
| Genus: | Pyrrhura |
| Species: | P. molinae
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| Binomial name | |
| Pyrrhura molinae | |
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| Approximate range. Now also confirmed for lined area[1][2] | |
Green-cheeked Parakeet Media
A wing-clipped adult of a yellow morph P. m. hypoxantha
In the foreground there are two Green-cheeked Parakeets (also known as Green-cheeked Conures) which are colour mutants or variants popularly known as "cinnamon" in aviculture. Photographed at Kuala Lumpur Bird Park, Malaysia.
Pineapple variety (juvenile)
Turquoise variety (wing-clipped adult)
Yellow-sided green-cheek variety
Turquoise variety (unclipped) after a bath
Scratching the neck with a corn cob, an example of tool use
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References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 BirdLife International (2012). "Pyrrhura molinae". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN. 2012. Retrieved 26 November 2013.
- ↑ Smith, P. (2006). Green-cheeked Parakeet. Fauna Paraguay. Retrieved 1 February 2015.