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Common Name

Burrowing Parrot

Alternate Names

Burrowing Parakeet, Patagonian Conure

Common Type

Parrot

Order

Psittaciformes

Family

Psittacidae

Genus

Cyanoliseus

Species

patagonus

Conservation Status

Least Concern

Location Photographed

Argentina

Number of Sub-Species

Four Sub Species

Migratory or Resident

Resident

Preferred Habitat

Tropical dry open country

Distribution and Range

Argentina and Chile

Food

Seeds, fruits, berries and vegetable matter.

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Field Notes:

Best known for its nesting habbit of colonies excavating burrows in cliff faces, often in ravines. Populations have been in decline because of exploitation and persecution.

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