Blue-crowned Parakeet (Thectocercus acuticaudatus)
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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

  1. Blue Bay Curaçao Golf & Beach ResortCuraçao880 records
  2. Pousada TrijunçãoBrazil524 records
  3. Boyd Hill Nature Park & Lake MaggioreUnited States323 records
More places
  1. Dique Los Quiroga - Sgo. del EsteroArgentina314 records
  2. Posada El GalloVenezuela272 records
  3. Klein HofjeCuraçao248 records
  4. Poconé – Pousada PiuvalBrazil244 records
  5. Hotel Pantanal Mato Grosso – sedeBrazil231 records
  6. PN Iberá – Portal Laguna IberáArgentina224 records
  7. Pantanal – P. Jofre boat on Rio Cuiabá & tributariesBrazil196 records

Countries and regions with the most records

BrazilArgentinaCuraçaoBoliviaParaguayVenezuelaUnited StatesColombia

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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Blue-crowned Parakeet

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