Golden-plumed Conure

The Golden-plumed Conure is classified as Vulnerable (VU), considered to be facing a high risk of extinction in the wild.

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Golden-plumed Conures peeking out of nest hole Credit: © Nick Athanas | http://www.antpita.com photos Photos videoNot Available eNewsletter SIGNUP FOR EMAIL UPDATES Status in the Wild World Population: 2500-10,000 Range: Scattered throughout patchy ranges in Andes highlands of all three ranges in Colombia; also Ecuador to S Peru. More

The Golden-plumed conure, Leptosittaca branickii, is a small Andean conure not found in aviculture and endangered in its own habitat. Yellow-Eared Conure The exceedingly rare Yellow-eared conure or Ognorhynchus icterotis of Colombia and Ecuador was never common in aviculture and has not successfully bred in captivity. Carolina Parakeet Conuropsis carolinensis, the Carolina Parakeet, was the only parrot species endemic to the United States in recorded history. More