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title: "Green-cheeked Parakeet"
description: "Pyrrhura molinae — Birds. 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, aka the parrots."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/animal/green-cheeked-parakeet
last_updated: 2026-09-20
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# Green-cheeked Parakeet

> Pyrrhura molinae — Birds. 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, aka the parrots.

- Scientific name: *Pyrrhura molinae*
- Category: `birds` (Birds)
- Habitats: `forest` (Forest), `zoo` (Zoo & pets)
- iNaturalist observations: 1257
- Wikidata: [Q1043401](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1043401)
- iNaturalist taxon: [19152](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/19152)

## Names

- en: Green-cheeked Parakeet
- de: Molinasittich
- es: Chiripepé cabeza parda
- fr: Conure de Molina
- nl: Groenwangparkiet
- pt: Tiriba-de-cara-suja
- pl: Rudosterka zielonolica

## Countries with the most observations

AR (156), BO (155), BR (13), PY (5), FR (3), GB (3), TH (3)

## Summary

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, aka the parrots. It is found in Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, and Paraguay. It is also a popular pet bird.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Green-cheeked_parakeet

## Photo

![Green-cheeked Parakeet](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/green-cheeked-parakeet/medium.jpg)

Photo: Naturalist Tours · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/60021397

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/green-cheeked-parakeet?lang=en` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).