Blue-crowned Parakeet (Thectocercus acuticaudatus)

(Vieillot, LJP, 1818)
Calancate Común
Aratinga-de-testa-azul

Family: Psittacidae
Order: Psittaciformes
Class: Aves
Phylum / Division: Chordata
Kingdom: Animalia

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Conservation status according to BirdLife International: Least Concern

Other common names: Calancate Cabeza Azul.

Synonyms: Thectocercus acuticaudatus, Aratinga acuticaudata, Psittacus acuticaudatus, Psittacara acuticaudatus.

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Feeding

Group	Species	Date	User
Plants	Ciprés Común (Cupressus sempervirens)	11/01/2026	Daniel Oscar Serra
Plants	Acacia Negra (Gleditsia triacanthos)	25/07/2025	Pablo Capovilla
Plants	Morera Blanca (Morus alba)	19/10/2024	Pablo Capovilla
Plants	Horco Quebracho (Schinopsis lorentzii)	20/05/2024	Gustavo Pascuas
Plants	Membrillo (Cydonia oblonga)	02/01/2022	Diego Oscar
Plants	Paraíso (Melia azedarach)	22/07/2021	Rosemary Scoffield

Number of Photography: 745

Photography ID: 681868
Adult
General Pico
La Pampa
Argentina
04/09/2026
Hugo Alberto Valderrey

Photography ID: 680754
Adult
Las Calles
Córdoba
Argentina
02/09/2026
Eduardo Nadal

Photography ID: 678150
Adult
Cercania de Dorila
La Pampa
Argentina
02/25/2026
Graciela Antenucci

Photography ID: 675664
Adult
Dorila
La Pampa
Argentina
02/25/2026
Fernanda Ferrari

Photography ID: 671647
Adult
Tanti
Córdoba
Argentina
01/24/2026
Damián Carnevale

Photography ID: 669317
♂ ♀ Adult
Reserva Provincial Parque Luro
La Pampa
Argentina
11/23/2025
Silvio Lamothe

Number of Recorded Vocalizations: 6

Audio player	User	Date	Country	Province	Place	Sex	Life stage	It was observed	Details
	Hugo Alberto Valderrey	04/17/2026	Argentina	La Pampa	Barrio Pueblo Nuevo, General Pico	♂ ♀	Adult	No	No
	Hugo Alberto Valderrey	11/05/2024	Argentina	La Pampa	Cercanias de la Reserva Provincial Parque Luro	N/A	Adult	No	No
	Viviana Fuentes	05/27/2024	Argentina	Tucumán	San Miguel, capital	N/A	N/A	No	No
	Pablo Bruni	09/19/2021	Argentina	Corrientes	Rincon Del Socorro	N/A	N/A	No	No
	Pablo Bruni	01/30/2023	Argentina	Córdoba	Nono	N/A	N/A	Yes	No
	Diego Oscar	09/30/2023	Argentina	Corrientes	Colonia Carlos Pellegrini	N/A	N/A	Yes	No