Parrots (Psittacidae)
Blue-crowned Parakeet (Aratinga acuticaudata) - HBW 4, p. 429
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 Enlarge map
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Two birds perched together Locality Pampagrande, Santa Cruz Department, Bolivia (ssp acuticaudata)
Stefan Behrens 31 August 2006 4 years ago 42 sec 4 -
Two birds perched together Locality Pantanal, Mato Grosso State, Brazil (ssp acuticaudata)
Paul Clarke 16 August 2008 2 years ago 41 sec 3.7 -
A bird calling softly Locality Unare Lagoon, Anzoátegui State, Venezuela (ssp fusca)
DAVID ASCANIO 31 August 2003 3 years ago 13 sec 3.5 -
An individual perched on a treetop and feeding Locality Tambo Area, Santa Cruz Department, Bolivia (ssp acuticaudata)
Frank Witebsky 2004 4 years ago 17 sec 3.5 -
A bird perched on the top of a dry branch Locality Unare Lagoon, Anzoátegui State, Venezuela (ssp fusca)
DAVID ASCANIO 31 August 2003 3 years ago 25 sec 3.5 -
Several birds in a tree Locality Sucre, Chuquisaca Department, Bolivia (ssp neumanni)
Josep del Hoyo 18 August 2005 5 years ago 14 sec 3.3
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A juvenile perched on a fence.
Locality Esteros del Iberá, Corrientes Province, Argentina (ssp acuticaudata)
Carmelo López 30 October 2011 5 weeks ago 3.5 -
A bird feeding on a tree.
Locality Embiara Lodge, Aquidauana, Mato Grosso do Sul State, Brazil (ssp acuticaudata)
Carmelo López 11 November 2011 1 week ago ADDED LAST MONTH 3.3 -
on a palm tree
Locality Puerto López, Meta Department, Colombia
mauricio rueda 20 March 2011 46 weeks ago 3.2 -
Adult bird on a branch.
Locality Parrot Park (NOP), Veldhoven, North Brabant Province, Netherlands (ssp acuticaudata)
Tomasz Doroń 26 June 2009 2 years ago 3
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several birds peached and in flight Locality Canudos, Bahia State, Brazil
(ssp haemorrhous)
Ciro Albano 9 August 2007 2 years ago 4
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