Patagonian conure (captive)
One of three that we recently released into a large aviary having spent their early lives in cages as 'pets'. These three have been a huge success and took to the aviary like proverbial ducks to water. Such a joy to see them flying together, soaring amongst the trees and chomping on wild berries and fruits.
They are called burrowing parrots owing to their love of digging into the side of cliffs or mud banks to make their nests. Some of their burrows have been known to measure 6 feet in length!
The Burrowing Parrot is a bird species in the parrot family. It belongs to the smaller long-tailed Arinae , and is also known as Patagonian Conure. The Burrowing Parrot belongs to the monotypic genus ''Cyanoliseus'', but the species is not monotypic, having several subspecies.
It is mainly found in Argentina. A very much reduced population still survives in Chile, and migration of some Argentine populations to Uruguay has been reported for the winter months. Sometimes strong westerly.. more
