Green-cheeked parakeet

Green-cheeked parakeet
Kuala Lumpur Bird Park, Malaysia
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Psittaciformes
Family: Psittacidae
Genus: Pyrrhura
Species:
P. molinae
Binomial name
Pyrrhura molinae
Approximate range. Now also confirmed for lined area[1][2]

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.

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 BirdLife International (2012). "Pyrrhura molinae". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2012. Retrieved 26 November 2013.
  2. Smith, P. (2006). Green-cheeked Parakeet. Fauna Paraguay. Retrieved 1 February 2015.