What do green cheeks look like?
Green cheeks are small conures, though they’re pretty average for a Pyrrhura. They’re about 10″ long, and weigh about 60-90 grams. This makes them about the same length as a cockatiel, but slimmer and not as chunky in body. Starting at the head, the green cheek has a black beak, dark brown eyes and wide white eyerings. The top of the head is dark gray or blackish. The ear coverts are grayish, and the “cheeks” are, of course, green. Some green cheeks also have varying amounts of green or greenish-blue above the eyes. Some green cheeks 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 cheeks also have blue under thair tail. The tail itself is a dark maroon color. Some green cheeks 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.
