Parrots (Psittacidae) - HBW 4
Blue-crowned Parakeet (Aratinga acuticaudata)
French: Conure à tête bleue
German: Spitzschwanzsittich
Spanish: Aratinga Cabeciazul
Other common names: Blue-crowned Conure
Taxonomy: Psittacus acuticaudatus Vieillot, 1818, Paraguay.
Five subspecies recognized.
Subspecies and Distribution:
- koenigi Arndt, 1995 - NE Colombia and N Venezuela.
- neoxena (Cory, 1909) - I Margarita (Venezuela).
- haemorrhous Spix, 1824 - interior NE Brazil.
- koenigi Arndt, 1995 - NE Colombia and N Venezuela.
- neoxena (Cory, 1909) - I Margarita (Venezuela).
- haemorrhous Spix, 1824 - interior NE Brazil.
- neumanni Blake & Traylor, 1947 - upland E Bolivia.
- acuticaudata (Vieillot, 1818) - E Bolivia, Paraguay and SW & S Brazil to W Uruguay (extinct?) and N Argentina.
- Least Concern
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A bird calling softly Unare Lagoon, Anzoátegui, Venezuela (ssp fusca)
David Ascanio 31 August 2003 1 year ago 13 sec 4 -
A bird in a tree and flying away Camiri, Santa Cruz, Bolivia (ssp acuticaudata)
Josep del Hoyo 11 August 2005 4 years ago 33 sec 4 -
Two birds perched together Pampagrande, Santa Cruz, Bolivia (ssp acuticaudata)
Stefan Behrens 31 August 2006 2 years ago 42 sec 4 -
A bird perched on the top of a dry branch Unare Lagoon, Anzoátegui, Venezuela (ssp fusca)
David Ascanio 31 August 2003 1 year ago 25 sec 3.9 -
Two birds in a tree Camiri, Santa Cruz, Bolivia (ssp acuticaudata)
Josep del Hoyo 11 August 2005 4 years ago 16 sec 3.7 -
Two birds perched together Pantanal, Mato Grosso, Brazil (ssp acuticaudata)
Paul Clarke 16 August 2008 45 weeks ago 41 sec 3.7
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Adult bird on a branch. Parrot Park (NOP), Veldhoven, North Brabant Province, Netherlands (ssp acuticaudata)
Tomasz Doroń 26 June 2009 14 weeks ago 3
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several birds peached and in flight Canudos, Bahia, Brazil
(ssp haemorrhous)
Ciro Albano 9 August 2007 50 weeks ago 4
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