Current view: Data table and detailed info
Taxonomic note
Psittacara acuticaudatus (del Hoyo and Collar 2014) was previously placed in the genus Aratinga as A. acuticaudata.
Taxonomic source(s)
del Hoyo, J., Collar, N.J., Christie, D.A., Elliott, A. and Fishpool, L.D.C. 2014. HBW and BirdLife International Illustrated Checklist of the Birds of the World. Volume 1: Non-passerines. Lynx Edicions BirdLife International, Barcelona, Spain and Cambridge, UK.
SACC. 2005 and updates. A classification of the bird species of South America. Available at: https://www.museum.lsu.edu/~Remsen/SACCBaseline.htm.
IUCN Red List criteria met and history
Red List criteria met
Red List history
Migratory status |
nomadic |
Forest dependency |
low |
Land-mass type |
|
Average mass |
- |
Population justification: The global population size has not been quantified, but this species is described as 'common' (Stotz et al. 1996).
Trend justification: The population is suspected to be in decline owing to unsustainable levels of exploitation.
Country/territory distribution
Important Bird and Biodiversity Areas (IBA)
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Species factsheet: Blue-crowned Parakeet Psittacara acuticaudatus. Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/species/factsheet/blue-crowned-parakeet-psittacara-acuticaudatus on 26/12/2024.
Recommended citation for factsheets for more than one species: BirdLife International (2024) IUCN Red List for birds. Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/species/search on 26/12/2024.