Nanday Parakeet (Aratinga nenday)

Other Names (World)
Nanday Parakeet, Nanday Conure, Black-headed Parakeet, Black-headed Conure, Black-hooded Parakeet, Black-hooded Conure

Family
Psittacidae (Parrots)

Size
35 cm

First Described (Guide)
(Vieillot, 1823)

Habitat
Subtropical and tropical lowland moist forest. From sea-level - 800 m.

Range (Guide)

Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Paraguay.

Introduced to Puerto Rico, Uruguay (B), USA (B).

South-eastern Bolivia and south-western Brazil through central Paraguay to northern Argentina. Small numbers feral in Buenos Aires city; also in Canada and USA.

Population
Estimated population is unknown (2010).

Status LC
Habitat destruction and degradation, trapping for pet trade, are the main threats.

For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Voice
Xeno-Canto Sound Files (more (35)...)

Nanday Parakeet (Aratinga nenday) [XC55674]
by Bernabe Lopez-Lanus from Estancia 11 de Junio, Hayes, Paraguay (song)

Nanday Parakeet (Aratinga nenday) [XC785899]
by GABRIEL LEITE from Fort Myers, Lee County, Florida, United States (duet, song)

Subspecies
Sometimes placed in Aratinga.

No subspecies.

References
See References.

Files:

JPG files for Nanday Parakeet (Aratinga nenday) - 10 files

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