Description
The Green-cheeked Parakeet is 26 cm (10 in) long and weighs 60 to 80g. It has a brown crown, white bare eye-rings, green cheeks, blue primary wing feathers, and its long pointed tail is mostly brownish-red. It has short transverse striations on its breast and a red abdominal area. Males and females have an identical external appearance.
Distribution and habitat
The Green-cheeked Parakeet occurs in west-central and southern Mato Grosso, Brazil, through northern and eastern Bolivia to northwestern Argentina and northern Paraguay. Its habitat is forests and woodland, where it usually forms flocks of 10 to 20 individuals at treetop level, or larger flocks where there is plenty of food.
Behaviour
The Green-cheeked Parakeet eats various seeds and fruits and probably other kinds of vegetable matter. The average clutch is 4–6 eggs. Average incubation is 24 days, varying from 22 to 25 days.
