Brown-throated Parakeet

Eupsittula pertinax (Linnaeus, 1758)

23–28 cmLength84 gWeight

The brown-throated parakeet (Eupsittula pertinax), also known as the St.

Busiest months: January–March, May and October · Most records: Venezuela, Colombia, Curaçao

Least Concern

Where and when it's recorded

Busiest months: January–March, May and October · Most records: Venezuela, Colombia, Curaçao

Brown-throated Parakeet has been recorded at 232 of the 8,276 birding hotspots we track, in 15 countries and regions.

Records by month Northern Hemisphere

Where it's recorded most

Parque del EsteVenezuela1,858 records
Parque Simon BolivarVenezuela1,403 records
Blue Bay Curaçao Golf & Beach ResortCuraçao1,236 records

More places

Bubali Bird SanctuaryAruba1,225 records
Posada El GalloVenezuela1,169 records
Palermo – Camino Km 4Colombia1,104 records
Hotel Tinamú Birding Nature ReserveColombia918 records
TarataraVenezuela870 records
Paraíso Birding ParadisePanama810 records
Kralendijk Water Treatment PlantCaribbean Netherlands764 records

Countries and regions with the most records

Venezuela Colombia Curaçao Caribbean Netherlands Aruba Guyana Panama Costa Rica

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 brown-throated parakeet (Eupsittula pertinax), also known as the St. Thomas conure or brown-throated conure in aviculture, is a species of bird in the subfamily Arinae of the family Psittacidae, the African and New World parrots. It is found in Costa Rica, Panama, the northern mainland of South America, and islands off the South American coast.

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Questions

How big is the Brown-throated Parakeet?

The Brown-throated Parakeet is about 23–28 cm long and weighs around 84 g.

Where does the Brown-throated Parakeet live?

Its breeding range: Middle America, South America: Panama through northern South America. It is most often recorded in Venezuela, Colombia and Curaçao.