- Burrowing Parakeet
Taxobox
name = Burrowing Parakeet
image_width = 300px
status = LC | status_system = IUCN3.1
domain =Eukarya
regnum =Animalia
phylum =Chordata
classis = Aves
ordo =Psittaciformes
familia =Psittacidae
subfamilia =Psittacinae
tribus = Arini
genus = "Cyanoliseus"
genus_authority = Bonaparte, 1854
species = "C. patagonus"
binomial = "Cyanoliseus patagonus"
binomial_authority = (Vieillot, 1818)
synonyms =The Burrowing Parakeet ("Cyanoliseus patagonus") also known as the Patagonian Conure is a species of
parrot in thePsittacidae family. It ismonotypic within the genus "Cyanoliseus". It is mainly found inArgentina . A very much reduced population still survives inChile , and migration of some Argentine populations toUruguay has been reported for the winter months. Sometimes strong westerly winds bring some individuals as far as theFalkland Islands .Its natural
habitat s is the arid bush steppe community known as Monte.The Burrowing Parakeet has a monogamous mating system with very strong bi-parental care. Genetic testing has recently shown that this specie is one of a few animals that is genetically monogamous in a socially monogamous mating system. Also, nest parasitism is not known to occur in this specie.
References
* BirdLife International 2004. [http://www.iucnredlist.org/search/details.php/48048/all Cyanoliseus patagonus] . [http://www.iucnredlist.org 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. ] Downloaded on 24 July 2007.
* Blackwell-synergy [http://www.blackwell-synergy.com/links/doi/10.1034%2Fj.1600-048X.2002.330116.x Blackwell-synergy Mating system]External links
* [http://orn.mpg.de/masello Burrowing Parrot Project]
* [http://www.blackwell-synergy.com/links/doi/10.1034%2Fj.1600-048X.2002.330116.x Genetic Monogamy in Burrowing Parrot]
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