Green Cheeked Conures
Pyrrhura molinae
Size: about 10 inches long
Color: green body, blue flight feathers, red/maroon tail feathers and grayish feathers on the chest and neck area that have scalloped edges.
Origin: Bolivia
Personality: Excellent bird for nearly anyone. One of the smaller conures with a sweet personality. Good with children. The perfect pocket parrot!
Talking ability: Some can be taught a few words.
Cage requirements: minimum 18 x 18 x 22 high. A large cockatiel cage works well. Conures enjoy sleeping in a nest box, or just escaping for a little privacy.
Food requirements: As with all parrots, they should be fed a well rounded diet. Ours eat a good quality seed/ pelleted diet, supplemented with whatever fruits and veggies they will eat. They love peanuts, but don't overdue the fatty foods if your birds are not very active.
Mutations: Cinnamon, yellow-sided, pineapple, turquiose, as well as splits.
Below is the Cinnamon (left) and yellow-sided (right)
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