Burrowing Parakeet

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Cyanoliseus patagonus

Alternative names: Burrowing Parrot; Patagonian Conure

Photo by Vernon Lundy
Bahia Blanca, Argentina, October 2006

Identification

Large for a Parakeet, looking like a small macaw. Yellow belly and vent with central red belly stripe is distinctive. Breast mostly olive with partial or complete gray band depending on subspecies.

Distribution

South America: found in Uruguay, Chile and Argentina.

Hawai'i (Introduced/escaped)

Taxonomy

Photo by Fritz73
Puerto Deseado, Santa Cruz, Argentina, 2001

Subspecies^[1]

Four subspecies are recognized:

• C. p. andinus:

• North-western Argentina (Salta to San Luis)

• C. p. conlara:

• West-central Argentina (San Luis and Córdoba)

• C. p. patagonus:

• Central to south-eastern Argentina; winters to n Argentina and Uruguay

• C. p. bloxami :

• Central Chile (Atacama to Valdivia)

An additional subspecies byroni is generally considered invalid^[2].

Habitat

Arid bush steppe, montane grassy shrubland, open dry woodlannd savanna.

Behaviour

Breeds in cliffs.

References

1. Clements, JF. 2009. The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World. 6th ed., with updates to December 2009. Ithaca: Cornell Univ. Press. ISBN 978-0801445019.
2. Avibase
3. Alvaro Jaramillo. 2003. Birds of Chile. Princeton Field Guides. ISBN 0-691-11740-3

• List of references

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