Green-cheeked Conure

Pyrrhura molinae · Psittacidae

A macaw personality in a body that fits in a birdroom.

Native range: Central South America

Length: 24–26 cm
Weight: 60–80 g
Lifespan: 20–30 years
Maturity: 1–2 years
Incubation: 24 days
Clutch: 4–6 eggs
Ring size: 5.5 mm
Fledge: 50–55 days
Weaned: 10–12 weeks
CITES: Appendix II
IUCN: LC
Taxonomic family: Psittacidae

Diet

Pellet base with generous fresh fruit and vegetables. Pyrrhura conures take more fruit than most parrots without ill effect.

Housing

180 × 90 × 140 cm for a pair; they are active and need length. Bar spacing 16–19 mm.

Temperament

Boisterous, curious and much quieter than the Aratinga conures. Will chase quieter species off a perch without meaning harm.

Breeding

Steady breeders that use a box year-round as a roost, so removing it entirely for the rest period is necessary rather than optional.

Established mutations

Cinnamon (sex-linked)

Opaline / yellow-sided (sex-linked)

Turquoise (recessive)

Dilute (recessive)

Mocha (recessive)

Pied (recessive)

Watch for

–Feather plucking when under-stimulated

–Aspergillosis in damp housing

–Vitamin A deficiency on seed-only diets

–Beak and feather disease in mixed collections

Yellow-sided and opaline are the same locus. Combining it with turquoise gives the pineapple, which is a combination rather than a mutation in its own right.

Sources

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Species	Incubation	Ring	Clutch	Lifespan
CockatielNymphicus hollandicus	19 d	5.5 mm	4–6	15–25 years
BudgerigarMelopsittacus undulatus	18 d	4.0 mm	4–6	6–12 years
Peach-faced LovebirdAgapornis roseicollis	23 d	4.5 mm	4–6	10–15 years
Green-cheeked ConurePyrrhura molinae	24 d	5.5 mm	4–6	20–30 years
Indian RingneckPsittacula krameri	23 d	7.0 mm	3–5	25–35 years
Gouldian FinchChloebia gouldiae	14 d	Not recorded	4–8	5–8 years
Quaker / Monk ParakeetMyiopsitta monachus	24 d	6.0 mm	4–6	20–30 years
Bourke's ParakeetNeopsephotus bourkii	18 d	4.0 mm	3–6	10–15 years
EclectusEclectus roratus	28 d	Not recorded	2	30–50 years
Sun ConureAratinga solstitialis	25 d	7.0 mm	3–5	20–30 years
African GreyPsittacus erithacus	28 d	11.0 mm	2–4	40–60 years
Blue & Gold MacawAra ararauna	27 d	14.0 mm	2–3	50–70 years

All 94 species, with the dates scheduled against your own birds.

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