Burrowing parakeet  (Cyanoliseus patagonus)

Range

The burrowing parakeet is found in central and southern South America. Subspecies Cyanoliseus patagonus patagonus occupies central and south-east Argentina (occasionally ranging into Uruguay in the winter); Cyanoliseus patagonus conlara occurs in the provinces of San Luis and Córdoba in western-central Argentina; Cyanoliseus patagonus andinus is found in north-west Argentina; and Cyanoliseus patagonus bloxami inhabits central Chile (5).

View a distribution map for this species at UNEP World Conservation Monitoring Centre.

Habitat

The burrowing parakeet is found in a variety of habitats including arid lowland; montane, grassy shrubland; open, dry woodland savanna; grassy plains along watercourses; and thorny scrub. This species does, however, have a requirement for cliffs made of sandstone, limestone or earth in which to excavate nesting burrows (4). It occurs from sea-level to elevations of up to 2000 metres (5)

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