Mangoverde :: World Bird Guide :: Parrots, Macaws and Allies :: Blue-crowned Parakeet

Blue-crowned Parakeet Aratinga acuticaudata

Described by: Vieillot (1818)
Alternate common name(s): Blue-crowned Conure
Old scientific name(s): None known by website authors

Photographs

Paraguay River, Mato Grosso, Brazil - Jun, 2006 © Lou Hegedus  Paraguay River, Mato Grosso, Brazil - Jun, 2006 © Lou Hegedus  Argentina - Aug, 2006 © Jean-Michel Fenerole 
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Range

N., e. and sc. South America;
Three widely separted populations;
(1) Ne. Colombia and n. Venezuela.
(2) Margarita Is.
(3) Interior ne. Brazil.
(4) Uplands of e. Bolivia (e. and c. Bahia).
(5) E. Bolivia sw. and s. Brazil (Mato Grosso (Rio Paraguay)) to Paraguay, w. Uruguay and n. Argentina.

Videos

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Sounds

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References

Clements, James F. Birds of the World: A Checklist. Vista, CA: Ibis Publishing Company, 2000.

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