
Blue-crowned Parakeet
Thectocercus acuticaudatus (Vieillot, 1818)
37 cmLength171 gWeight
Most records: Brazil, Argentina, Curaçao
Where and when it's recorded
Blue-crowned Parakeet has been recorded at 154 of the 8,171 birding hotspots we track, in 11 countries and regions.
Records by month Southern Hemisphere
Where it's recorded most
- Blue Bay Curaçao Golf & Beach ResortCuraçao880 records
- Pousada TrijunçãoBrazil524 records
- Boyd Hill Nature Park & Lake MaggioreUnited States323 records
More places
- Dique Los Quiroga - Sgo. del EsteroArgentina314 records
- Posada El GalloVenezuela272 records
- Klein HofjeCuraçao248 records
- Poconé – Pousada PiuvalBrazil244 records
- Hotel Pantanal Mato Grosso – sedeBrazil231 records
- PN Iberá – Portal Laguna IberáArgentina224 records
- Pantanal – P. Jofre boat on Rio Cuiabá & tributariesBrazil196 records
Countries and regions with the most records
eBird records via GBIF up to 2024-12-31. A record means someone listed it; more records partly mean more birders, not more birds.
About
The blue-crowned parakeet, blue-crowned conure, or sharp-tailed conure (Thectocercus acuticaudatus) is a small green Neotropical parrot with a blue head and pale beak native to large parts of South America, from eastern Colombia to Curacao in the southern Caribbean, and to the northern region of Argentina. They inhabit savanna-like habitats, woodland and forest margins, but avoid dense humid forest such as the Amazon.
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Questions
How big is the Blue-crowned Parakeet?
The Blue-crowned Parakeet is about 37 cm long and weighs around 171 g.
Where does the Blue-crowned Parakeet live?
Its breeding range: South America: northern, eastern, southeastern. It is most often recorded in Brazil, Argentina and Curaçao.
What does the Blue-crowned Parakeet eat?
Main food: Fruit.
What family is the Blue-crowned Parakeet in?
It belongs to the family African & New World Parrots (Psittacidae), order Parrot (Psittaciformes).
At a glance
- Length
- 37 cm
- Weight
- 171 g
- Habitat
- Shrubland
- Diet
- Fruit
- Lifestyle
- Perches in trees
- Migration
- Resident (barely migrates)
More measurements
- Wing
- 187 mm
- Tail
- 176 mm
- Bill
- 32 mm
- Tarsus
- 16 mm
Averages from the AVONET dataset; length from field guides where available.
Range
South America: northern, eastern, southeastern
Breeding range, IOC World Bird List 15.2
Classification
- Order
- Parrot Psittaciformes
- Family
- African & New World Parrots Psittacidae
- Genus
- Thectocercus
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Cape ParrotPoicephalus robustus
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Rüppell's ParrotPoicephalus rueppellii
Brown-headed ParrotPoicephalus cryptoxanthus
Niam-niam ParrotPoicephalus crassus
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In other languages
- EnglishBlue-crowned Parakeet
- 简体中文蓝冠鹦哥
- 繁體中文冠藍鸚哥
- 日本語トガリオインコ
- DeutschSpitzschwanzsittich
- FrançaisConure à tête bleue
- EspañolAratinga cabeciazul
- Portuguêsperiquitão-de-testa-azul
- ItalianoAratinga testablù
- NederlandsBlauwkoparatinga
- РусскийСинелобая аратинга
- Svenskablåkronad parakit
- DanskBlåkindet Aratinga
- Polskiszmaragdzianka