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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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Latest feeding records
Feeding
GroupSpeciesDateUser
PlantsCiprés Común (Cupressus sempervirens)11/01/2026Daniel Oscar Serra



Last published photographs

Foto
Photography ID: 678210
  Adult
Reserva Provincial Parque Luro
La Pampa
Argentina
02/11/2026
Elsa Longo
Foto
Photography ID: 678150
  Adult
Cercania de Dorila
La Pampa
Argentina
02/25/2026
Graciela Antenucci
Foto
Photography ID: 675664
  Adult
Dorila
La Pampa
Argentina
02/25/2026
Fernanda Ferrari
Foto
Photography ID: 671647
  Adult
Tanti
Córdoba
Argentina
01/24/2026
Damián Carnevale
Foto
Photography ID: 669681
  Adult
Lago San Roque
Córdoba
Argentina
01/21/2026
Jorge Carlos Trincavelli
Foto
Photography ID: 668667
 Valle Hermoso
Córdoba
Argentina
01/20/2026
Susana Gomez
Foto
Photography ID: 668412
  Adult
El Cantadero
La Rioja
Argentina
01/15/2026
Carlos De Biagi
Foto
Photography ID: 665799
  Adult
Villa Carlos Paz
Córdoba
Argentina
01/04/2026
Tramannoni Ariel



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Record IDDateExact timeCountryProvince / departmentPlaceFilmedPhotographedRecorded vocalObservedHeardWounded or deadNumber of individualsUser or BibliographyDetail
245224424/03/2026ArgentinaSantiago del EsteroSan Pedro, 20 km al sur de capital, Santiago del Estero17Rodolfo Domnanovich
245228023/03/2026ArgentinaSantiago del EsteroSan Pedro, 20 km al sur de capital, Santiago del Estero13Rodolfo Domnanovich
244793325/02/2026ArgentinaLa PampaCercania de DorilaGraciela Antenucci
243990525/02/2026ArgentinaLa PampaCalle 8, DorilaFernanda Ferrari
243640517/02/2026ArgentinaSantiago del EsteroSan Pedro, 20 km al sur de capital, Santiago del Estero2Rodolfo Domnanovich
243486716/02/2026ArgentinaCórdobaCamping La Trucha, Cruz de caña15José Aparicio
243644515/02/2026ArgentinaSantiago del EsteroQuebrada Tres Pozos, Guampacha2Rodolfo Domnanovich
243385514/02/2026ArgentinaLa RiojaReserva Natural Urbana Taku4Carlos De Biagi
244821911/02/2026ArgentinaLa PampaReserva Provincial Parque LuroElsa Longo
244166311/02/2026ArgentinaLa PampaReserva Provincial Parque LuroGuillermo Marcaida
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Citation recommended:

EcoRegistros. 2026. Blue-crowned Parakeet (Thectocercus acuticaudatus) - Species sheet. Acceded from https://www.ecoregistros.org on 30/03/2026.