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Burrowing Parrot

Cyanoliseus patagonus

Least Concern · IUCN Red List

LCLeast ConcernOmnivoreShrublandCavity nestMedium · 278 g
Burrowing Parrot (Cyanoliseus patagonus), photo 1
Photo: Gerzo Gallardo · CC BY 2.0
Burrowing Parrot (Cyanoliseus patagonus), photo 2
Photo: Ron Knight from Seaford, East Sussex, United Kingdom · CC BY 2.0
Burrowing Parrot (Cyanoliseus patagonus), photo 3
Photo: Adam Jackson · CC0
Burrowing Parrot (Cyanoliseus patagonus), photo 4
Photo: Rakkhi Samarasekera from London, United Kingdom · CC BY 2.0
Burrowing Parrot (Cyanoliseus patagonus), photo 5
Photo: Gerzo Gallardo · CC BY 2.0
Burrowing Parrot (Cyanoliseus patagonus), photo 6
Photo: Martin Pettitt · CC BY 2.0
Burrowing Parrot (Cyanoliseus patagonus), photo 7
Photo: Alex Proimos from Sydney, Australia · CC BY 2.0
Burrowing Parrot (Cyanoliseus patagonus), photo 8
Photo: Guerretto of flickr · CC BY 2.0
Burrowing Parrot (Cyanoliseus patagonus), photo 9
Photo: Gerzo Gallardo · CC BY 2.0

ID tip

Adults measure 39–52 cm in length, with a wingspan of 23–25 cm and a long, graduated tail that can range from 21 to 26 cm. Burrowing parrots are slightly sexually dimorphic, with males being slightly larger and weighing approximately 253-340 g, while females weigh 227-304 g, making it the largest member of the group of New World parakeet species commonly known as conures.

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When to see the Burrowing Parrot

One bar for each month, and every month is filled: this bird is recorded here in all twelve. The wide bar is October, the month with the most records.

Where to see the Burrowing Parrot

Regular rangeRare visitor

The map shades 4 countries with regular records, and 4 more in a lighter tone where the bird turns up only as a stray. Everything unshaded has no records. Countries are listed below the map.

Argentina Chile Mexico Uruguay

Recorded as a rare visitor in United States, Spain, Singapore, Portugal.

About the Burrowing Parrot

The burrowing parrot, also known as the burrowing parakeet or the Patagonian conure, is a species of parrot native to Argentina and Chile. It belongs to the monotypic genus Cyanoliseus, with four subspecies that are currently recognized.

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Easily confused with

Austral Parakeet (Enicognathus ferrugineus) Austral ParakeetEnicognathus ferrugineusThe austral parakeet is 28 to 36 cm (11 to 14 in) long; a specimen of a male E. f. minor weighed 155 g (5.5 oz). Brown-headed Parrot (Poicephalus cryptoxanthus) Brown-headed ParrotPoicephalus cryptoxanthusThe general plumage colour is green, indeed Sinclair et al., (1993) describe the species as "the greenest parrot of the sub-region". Scaly-naped Amazon (Amazona mercenarius) Scaly-naped AmazonAmazona mercenariusAdults are 34 cm (13.2) long and weigh 300 g (10.5 oz).

Side by side: Burrowing Parrot vs Scaly-naped Amazon · Austral Parakeet vs Burrowing Parrot · Brown-headed Parrot vs Burrowing Parrot

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