Blue-crowned Parakeet

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Blue-Crowned Parakeet
Conservation status
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Psittaciformes
Family: Psittacidae
Genus: Aratinga
Species: A. acuticaudata
Binomial name
Aratinga acuticaudata
(Vieillot, 1818)

The Blue-crowned Parakeet, Blue-crowned Conure, or sharp-tailed conure (Aratinga acuticaudata) is a small parakeet native to large parts of South America, from eastern Colombia in the north to northern Argentina in the south.

It inhabits grassland, forest margins, and semi-arid regions.

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