Wavy-breasted Conure |
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Also known as: Wavy-breasted Parakeet
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The Wavy-breasted Conure was formerly a congener of the Rose-fronted Conure (Pyrrhura roseifrons).Academic Research
Related publications: Pyrrhura peruvianaSpecies Profile
Genus: Pyrrhura | Species: peruviana
Size:
22cm (8.6 in)
Weight:
Presumed to be similar to Painted Conure: 85g (3 oz)
Subspecies including nominate:
one
Colour Adult:
Both adults blue forehead; crown to nape dark brown; off-white ear coverts; upper breast dark brown scalloped with yellow, green lower breast scalloped with yellow. Bill black. Bare eye ring grey/white. Eye orange.
Colour Juvenile:
Not recorded.
Call:
Similar to that of Painted Conure: in flight a harsh, forceful pik-pik or pik…pik but less harsh than that of other Pyrrhura sp.
Listen NowMore Information:
Avibase
Peru Aves
Handbook of the Birds of the World
Content Sources:
Wikipedia
BirdLife International
Cornell Lab of Ornithology/Birds of the World
ML Media Collection Catalogue 140684, Wavy-breasted Parakeet Pyrrhura roseifrons peruviana, Harvey, Michael, Junin, Peru, Nov. 19 2008, Cornell Lab of Ornithology. Site
Parrots of the World, Forshaw, 2006. 2010 edition
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Related publications: Pyrrhura peruvianaSpecies 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:
Not recorded.
Incubation Time:
Not recorded.
Fledging Age:
Not recorded.
Hatch Weight:
Not recorded.
Peak Weight:
Not recorded.
Weaning Weight:
Not recorded.
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Related publications: Pyrrhura peruvianaSpecies Wild Status
World Population:
Unknown, decreasing.
IUCN Red List Status:
Least Concern
CITES Listing:
Not listed.
Threat Summary:
Not globally threatened. Presumably threatened due to its patchy and small distribution range-wide, and the predicted loss of up to 16% of its habitat over the next two decades.
Range:
Patchy distribution in SE Ecuador to S Peru.
Habitat:
Found in humid terra firme forest in lowlands and humid montane forest.
Wild Diet:
Not recorded.
Ecology and Behaviour:
Thought to be resident, making irregular movements in the north part of its range. Found in flocks of 10 or more individuals, keeping to upper stages of forest canopy.
Clutch and Egg Size:
Not recorded.
Breeding Season:
Not recorded.
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