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Green-cheeked conure
Selectively bredUncommon in the tradeBeginner to keep

Turquoise

A variant of Green-cheeked conure (Pyrrhura molinae)

Turquoise

Representative Green-cheeked conurephoto — a dedicated image of this exact morph isn't available yet.

A recessive blue-series mutation muting green to soft teal/turquoise and the maroon tones to grey. The base for many cool-toned designer crosses.

Keeper tips for this variant

Healthy and hardy as normals; combined with opaline and yellow-sided it yields the premium 'mint' and 'suncheek' birds, so verify the genetic makeup when buying high-priced combos.

This page covers the Turquoise variant. For full husbandry, water params, diet and health —General care: Green-cheeked conure

Other Conures variants

Normal (wild-type)Yellow-sidedCinnamonPineapple