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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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Foto
Photography ID: 669317
♂ ♀  Adult
Reserva Provincial Parque Luro
La Pampa
Argentina
11/23/2025
Silvio Lamothe
Foto
Photography ID: 655998
  Adult
La Viña
Catamarca
Argentina
08/24/2025
Silvio Lamothe
Foto
Photography ID: 518606
  Adult
Parque Provincial Chancaní
Córdoba
Argentina
11/08/2022
Silvio Lamothe
Foto
Photography ID: 368900
  Adult
Parque Nacional Chaco
Chaco
Argentina
11/14/2019
Silvio Lamothe
Foto
Photography ID: 368722
  Adult
Parque Nacional Chaco
Chaco
Argentina
11/14/2019
Silvio Lamothe
Foto
Photography ID: 318207
♂ ♀  Adult
Reserva Provincial Parque Luro
La Pampa
Argentina
01/19/2019
Silvio Lamothe
Foto
Photography ID: 249901
  Adult
Parque Provincial Chancaní
Córdoba
Argentina
02/12/2018
Silvio Lamothe
Foto
Photography ID: 194346
  Adult
Parque Nacional Lihué Calel
La Pampa
Argentina
02/27/2017
Silvio Lamothe



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Record IDDateExact timeCountryProvince / departmentPlaceFilmedPhotographedRecorded vocalObservedHeardWounded or deadNumber of individualsUser or BibliographyDetail
242069023/11/2025ArgentinaLa PampaEn reserva Provincial Parque Luro, Reserva Provincial Parque LuroSilvio Lamothe
237228324/08/2025ArgentinaCatamarcaDique Sumampa, La ViñaSilvio Lamothe
222701609/11/2024ArgentinaLa PampaReserva Provincial Parque LuroSilvio Lamothe
168991908/11/2022ArgentinaCórdobaParque Provincial ChancaníSilvio Lamothe
115012314/11/2019ArgentinaChacoParque Nacional ChacoSilvio Lamothe
88969919/01/2019ArgentinaLa PampaReserva Provincial Parque LuroSilvio Lamothe
70433212/02/2018ArgentinaCórdobaZona de Camping, Parque Provincial ChancaníSilvio Lamothe
55302727/02/2017ArgentinaLa PampaParque Nacional Lihué CalelSilvio Lamothe
53759628/01/2017ArgentinaLa PampaReserva Provincial Parque LuroSilvio Lamothe
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Citation recommended:

EcoRegistros. 2026. Blue-crowned Parakeet (Thectocercus acuticaudatus) - Species sheet. Acceded from https://www.ecoregistros.org on 11/04/2026.