Yellow-crowned Parakeet
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Old World Parrots

Yellow-crowned Parakeet

Cyanoramphus auriceps

NTNear Threatened Endemic to New Zealand
Family
Old World Parrots (Psittaculidae)
Order
Psittaciformes

Overview

The yellow-crowned parakeet (Cyanoramphus auriceps) also known as the yellow-fronted parakeet is a species of parakeet endemic to the islands of New Zealand. The species is found across the main three islands of New Zealand, North Island, South Island and Stewart Island/Rakiura, as well as on the subantarctic Auckland Islands. It has declined due to predation from introduced species such as stoats, although unlike the red-crowned parakeet, it has not been extirpated from the mainland of New Zealand. Its Māori name is kākāriki.

Summary from Wikipedia, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Range and habitat

North Island, South Island, Stewart Island, and Auckland Islands (New Zealand).

Range description: AviList Global Avian Checklist.

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Sources and further reading

Last updated September 29, 2026.