Upper Magdalena Conure
Also known as:
Upper Magdalena Parakeet
Also known as:
Upper Magdalena Parakeet
DID YOU KNOW?
The Upper Magdalena Conure was once conspecific with the Maroon-tailed Conure (Pyrrhura melanura)
Size:
24 cm (9.4 in)
Weight:
83-85 g (3-3.3 oz)
Subspecies including nominate:
one
Colour Adult:
Both adults: Breast and neck entirely brown, widely barred with buff/white and darker brown; crown to nape brown in colour without green edging to feathers; red in median wing covert, but primary coverts both red and green interchangeably; more noticeable red/brown marking on abdomen; tail narrowly green toward base; larger in size.
Colour Juvenile:
As in adults but with fainter marking on breast, shorter tail and paler grey beak.
Call:
Calls are harsh, especially those in flight, repeated quickly and often from many members of group.
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Captive Status:
Not found in captivity.
Longevity:
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Housing:
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Diet:
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Enrichment:
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Nest Box Size:
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Clutch Size:
4-5 eggs.
Fledging Age:
About 7 weeks.
Hatch Weight:
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Peak Weight:
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Weaning Weight:
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World Population:
11,840-20,720
IUCN Red List Status:
Vulnerable
CITES Listing:
Appendix II
As conspecific with Pyrrhura melanura.
Threat Summary:
A restricted-range species. Has been severely threatened by trade in the past, but this has declined significantly since the late 1980s. It remains susceptible to hunting and trapping, and is also threatened by significant deforestation throughout its range.
Range:
Between 1600-2800 m (5248-9184 ft) in upper Rio Magdalena valley on eastern slope of Cordillera Central, in Huila and southern Tolima, C Colombia.
Habitat:
Seen in cloud forest between 1600 and 2800 m.
Wild Diet:
Diet includes fruits of Trema micrantha, Erythrina, cultivated mangoes and guavas, Miconia theaezans and other Melastomataceae; also Fagara (Zanthoxylum) tachuelo, tree bark and seeds. Also recorded feeding on fruits of Euterpe oleracea.
Ecology and Behaviour:
Seen in groups of 6-12 individuals, keeping to canopy and tree top areas. Moves to lower branches to forage for food.
Clutch and Egg Size:
4-5
Breeding Season:
Likely January-April.
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