Wavy-breasted Conure
Also known as:
Wavy-breasted Parakeet
Also known as:
Wavy-breasted Parakeet
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The Wavy-breasted Conure was formerly conspecific with the Rose-fronted Conure (Pyrrhura roseifrons).
Size:
22 cm (8.6 in)
Weight:
Not recorded.
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. Beak black. Bare eye ring grey/white. Eye orange.
Colour Juvenile:
Not recorded.
Call:
In flight a harsh, forceful pik-pik or pik…pik but less harsh than that of other Pyrrhura sp.
Content Sources:
Wikipedia
BirdLife International
Cornell Lab of Ornithology/Birds of the World
Parrots of the World, Forshaw, 2006. 2010 edition
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:
Not recorded.
Fledging Age:
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Hatch Weight:
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Peak Weight:
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Weaning Weight:
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World Population:
Unknown, decreasing.
IUCN Red List Status:
Least Concern
CITES Listing:
Appendix II
As conspecific of P. picta.
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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