Cherry-headed conure

Cherry-headed Conure
Scientific classification
Kingdom Information
Domain	Eukaryota
Kingdom	Animalia
Subkingdom	Bilateria
Branch	Deuterostomia
Phylum Information
Phylum	Chordata
Sub-phylum	Vertebrata
Infraphylum	Gnathostomata
Class Information
Superclass	Tetrapoda
Class	Aves
Sub-class	Neornithes
Infra-class	Neoaves
Order Information
Superorder	Psittacimorphae
Order	Psittaciformes
Family Information
Family	Psittacidae
Sub-family	Psittacinae
Tribe Information
Tribe	Arini
Genus Information
Genus	Aratinga
Species Information
Species	A. erythrogenys
Population statistics

The Cherry-headed Conure (Psittacara erythrogenys) is a medium-sized parrot from Ecuador and Peru.

Description

The Cherry-headed Conure are about 13 inches long, but half of that length is the tail of the bird. They have a mostly read head and neck and the rest of the body is green. The call of the Cherry-headed Conure has two syllables and is a loud harsh sound.

Habitat

Cherry-headed Conure's live in south-western Ecuador and north-western Peru. They mainly live in jungles, rainforests or deciduous forests. However they can also survive in suburban areas.

Breeding

These birds lay 3 to 4 eggs each breeding season. These eggs will hatch after about 23 days and the chicks will fledge about 50 days after hatching. The nests are usually built in tree cavities.