Green Parakeet

Psittacara holochlorus (Sclater, PL, 1859)

28–30 cmLength138 gWeight

The green parakeet (Psittacara holochlorus), green conure, or Mexican green conure is a New World parrot.

Busiest months: April · Most records: United States, Honduras, Mexico

Least Concern

Where and when it's recorded

Busiest months: April · Most records: United States, Honduras, Mexico

Green Parakeet has been recorded at 49 of the 8,276 birding hotspots we track, in 6 countries and regions.

Records by month Northern Hemisphere

Where it's recorded most

UTRGV BrownsvilleUnited States1,604 records
Quinta Mazatlan WBCUnited States1,180 records
Frontera Audubon CenterUnited States1,006 records

More places

Zamorano Univ. – Campus Farms and River 740-815 maslHonduras423 records
Estero Llano Grande SP WBCUnited States392 records
RVS La Muralla – Área CompletaHonduras216 records
Camino a Ejido Armando ZebaduaMexico212 records
Hugh Ramsey Park (Harlingen Arroyo Colorado) WBCUnited States206 records
Ojo de Agua TolistoqueMexico171 records
Finca Las PalmasHonduras156 records

Countries and regions with the most records

United States Honduras Mexico Nicaragua El Salvador Belize

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 green parakeet (Psittacara holochlorus), green conure, or Mexican green conure is a New World parrot. As defined by the International Ornithological Committee (IOC), it is native to Mexico and southern Texas in the Rio Grande Valley.

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Questions

How big is the Green Parakeet?

The Green Parakeet is about 28–30 cm long and weighs around 138 g.

Where does the Green Parakeet live?

Its breeding range: Middle America: northwestern, eastern, southern Mexico, southern Guatemala, Honduras and northern Nicaragua. It is most often recorded in United States, Honduras and Mexico.