Blue-crowned Parakeet
Photo: Håkan Sandin · CC BY-SA 2.0

African and New World Parrots

Blue-crowned Parakeet

Thectocercus acuticaudatus

LCLeast Concern
Family
African and New World Parrots (Psittacidae)
Order
Psittaciformes

Overview

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.
This species is officially called a parakeet by the AOU and by birders, though usually called conures in aviculture.

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Last updated September 29, 2026.