About Green Cheek Conure
The Green Cheek Conures usually make excellent pets. Along with being playful Green Cheek Conures are very affectionate. They can easily enjoy hours of being petted or enjoy long sessions of snuggling. Most owners say that their Green Cheek Conures love to climb through their hair or find pockets to cuddle in.
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Size: 30 cm / 12 inches
Life Expectancy: 25 years
Description
Starting at the head, the Green Cheek Conure has a black beak, dark brown eyes and wide white eye-rings. The top of the head is dark gray or blackish. The ear coverts are grayish, and the "cheeks" are, of course, green. Some Green Cheek Conures also have varying amounts of green or greenish-blue above the eyes. Other Green Cheek Conures have a little bit of blue on the back of the head. The chest is scalloped gray. The body is dark green. The flight feathers are cobalt blue, and many Green Cheek Conures also have blue under their tail. The tail itself is a dark maroon color. Some Green Cheek Conures have a full maroon belly; others have a little maroon on the belly; and still others have no maroon on the belly at all. The feet are pinkish, with dark nails.
