Grey Cheek Parakeet (Brotogeris Pyrrhopterus)

A small but well rounded, striking green parakeet with a yellow bill. As its name suggests it has a small grey patch on each cheek as the only deviance from its amain colour when seated. It does however, have blue and orange red patches on its underwing which can be seen when it is in flight. It is a breed classified as an endangered species, its natural homeland being Ecuador and Peru. The bird eats petals, seeds, flowers, fruit, catkins and bananas. There are strict controls on breeding and sale of the breed as pets. They have sweet personalities, are intelligent, curious and playful. They are good talkers and  great mimickers. It is important to watch them if they are out of their cage as they are mischievous and can get into trouble easily. They regard anything in the home as fair game as a bird toy.