Patagonian Conure

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