Green-cheeked parakeet
| Green-cheeked parakeet | |
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| Nominate Pyrrhura molinae molinae in central Bolivia | |
CITES Appendix II
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Psittaciformes |
| Family: | Psittacidae |
| Genus: | Pyrrhura |
| Species: | P. molinae
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| Binomial name | |
| Pyrrhura molinae | |
| Green-cheeked parakeet range | |
The green-cheeked parakeet (Pyrrhura molinae), also sometimes known as the green-cheeked conure in aviculture, is a species of bird in subfamily Arinae of the family Psittacidae, the parrots, which includes species from both Africa and the New World. It is found in Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, and Paraguay.