Sinú Conure |
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Also known as: Sinú Parakeet
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The Sinú Conure has historically been listed as a subspecies of the Painted Conure. Forshaw (2006), Joseph and BirdLife International have recently recognised it as a separate species.Academic Research
Related publications: Pyrrhura subandinaSpecies Profile
Genus: Pyrrhura | Species: subandina
Size:
21cm (8.2 in)
Weight:
Not recorded.
Subspecies including nominate:
one
Colour Adult:
Both adults frontal band dull red and blue; red/brown ear coverts; dusky brown breast, more green on lower breast with grey/off-white scalloping; green bend of wing. Bill grey/black. Eye yellow/orange.
Colour Juvenile:
Undescribed.
Call:
Not recorded, but possibly similar to that of Painted Conure (Pyrrhura picta).
More Information:
Content Sources:
Birdlife International
Cornell Lab of Ornithology/Birds of the World
Parrots of the World, Forshaw, 2006. 2010 edition
Vanished and Vanishing Parrots, Forshaw, 2017.
Lexicon of Parrots, Thomas Arndt.
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The Sinú Conure has historically been listed as a subspecies of the Painted Conure. Forshaw (2006), Joseph and BirdLife International have recently recognised it as a separate species.Academic Research
Related publications: Pyrrhura subandinaSpecies Care
Captive Status:
Not found in captivity.
Longevity:
Not recorded.
Housing:
Not recorded.
Diet:
Not recorded.
Enrichment:
Not recorded.
Nest Box Size:
Not recorded.
Clutch Size:
4-5 eggs.
Incubation Time:
Not recorded.
Fledging Age:
Not recorded.
Hatch Weight:
Not recorded.
Peak Weight:
Not recorded.
Weaning Weight:
Not recorded.
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The Sinú Conure has historically been listed as a subspecies of the Painted Conure. Forshaw (2006), Joseph and BirdLife International have recently recognised it as a separate species.Academic Research
Related publications: Pyrrhura subandinaSpecies Wild Status
World Population:
Has not been recorded since 1949, in spite of intensive searches.
IUCN Red List Status:
Critically Endangered (Possibly Extinct)
CITES Listing:
Appendix II
Threat Summary:
Known with certainty only from Sinú Valley in N Colombia, where known from 18 specimens collected at just four locations. Recent searches have failed to locate it. Small areas of apparently suitable habitat still occur, but there otherwise has been significant loss of habitat throughout its restricted range.
Range:
Restricted to Lower Rio Sinú valley, Cordoba, NW Colombia.
Habitat:
Found up to 1300m (4264 ft) in humid forest and tall secondary growth forest in lowlands and foothills. Also seen at forest margins and in nearby clearings with patches of forest.
Wild Diet:
Thought to be similar to Painted Conure (Pyrrhura picta): fruits, flowers, seeds and possibly algae.
Ecology and Behaviour:
Unknown, but presumably similar to that of P. picta.
Clutch and Egg Size:
4-5 elliptical eggs, 26.5 x 19.1mm (1 x 0.7 in).
Breeding Season:
Birds in breeding condition found between March and June.
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The Sinú Conure has historically been listed as a subspecies of the Painted Conure. Forshaw (2006), Joseph and BirdLife International have recently recognised it as a separate species.Academic Research
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