Austral parakeet
Enicognathus ferrugineus (P. L. S. Müller, 1776)
The austral parakeet (Enicognathus ferrugineus) is a species in the family Psittacidae, order Psittaciformes. Recorded adults weigh 160 g to 200 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.
Quick facts about the austral parakeet
- Weight
- 160 g – 200 gsrc for Weight
- Length
- Not recorded
- Wingspan
- 53 cmsrc for Wingspan
- Lifespan
- Not recorded
- Diet
- Omnivoresrc for Diet
- Main food
- Not recorded
- Habitat
- forestsrc for Habitat
- Egg incubation
- 272 dayssrc for Egg incubation
- Young per litter or clutch
- 5.7src for Young per litter or clutch
- Lifestyle
- Perchingsrc for Lifestyle
- Migration
- Sedentarysrc for Migration
- Conservation status
- Least Concern (IUCN)src for Conservation status
- Countries on record
- Not recorded
How big is the austral parakeet?
Where does the austral parakeet live?
Not recorded
What is the austral parakeet?
The austral parakeet, austral conure, cachaña, rawilma or emerald parakeet (Enicognathus ferrugineus) is a species of bird in subfamily Arinae of the family Psittacidae, the African and New World parrots. It is found in Argentina, Chile, and possibly the Falkland Islands.
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Is the austral parakeet endangered?
The austral parakeet is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List: it is not currently at risk of extinction.
- LCLeast Concern
- NTNear Threatened
- VUVulnerable
- ENEndangered
- CRCritically Endangered
- EWExtinct in the Wild
- EXExtinct
Category via Wikidata (CC0). Find the full assessment on the IUCN Red List. See all Least Concern species.
How is the austral parakeet classified?
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- classAves
- orderPsittaciformes
- familyPsittacidae
- genusEnicognathus
- SpeciesEnicognathus ferrugineus (P. L. S. Müller, 1776)
Synonyms Microsittace ferruginea, Psittacus ferrugineus
Other names and names in other languages (35)
- ببغاء جنوبيArabic
- shil’geñMapuche
- cotorra de MagallanesCatalan
- kogna smaragdovýCzech
- kogna jižníCzech
- papoušek smaragdovýCzech
- conwra deheuolWelsh
- SmaragdparakitDanish
- SmaragdsittichGerman
- aŭstrala papagoEsperanto
- CachañaSpanish
- Cotorra cachañaSpanish
- Periquito australSpanish
- väike-pöögipapagoiEstonian
- etelänarattiFinnish
- Conure magellaniqueFrench
- smaragdna papigaCroatian
- tűzföldi papagájHungarian
- smaragdzöld papagájHungarian
- Parrocchetto australeItalian
- コイミドリインコJapanese
- trumpasnapė australinė papūgaLithuanian
- MagelhaenparkietDutch
- sørparakittNorwegian
- krasnogonka krótkodziobaPolish
- periquito-australPortuguese
- Изумрудный попугайRussian
- Магелланова которраRussian
- červenochvost tyrkysovýSlovak
- Smaragdni enikognatus papagajSerbian
- magellanparakitSwedish
- Macellan PapağanıTurkish
- папуга-червонохвіст короткодзьобийUkrainian
- 南鹦哥Chinese
- 偏南鸚哥Chinese
Relatives of the austral parakeet
Other species in the same genus Enicognathus.
Slender-billed parakeet
Enicognathus leptorhynchus
Common questions
Answered only where our data holds the answer.
How big is the austral parakeet?
An adult austral parakeet weighs 160 g – 200 g and has a wingspan of 53 cm, according to values recorded on Wikidata.
Is the austral parakeet endangered?
The austral parakeet is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List, meaning it is not currently at risk of extinction.
What kind of animal is the austral parakeet?
The austral parakeet (Enicognathus ferrugineus) belongs to the family Psittacidae in the order Psittaciformes.
Sources and how to cite this page
Data as of 2026-11-11. How this page is put together.
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Myhrvold, N.P., Baldridge, E., Chan, B., Sivam, D., Freeman, D.L. & Ernest, S.K.M. (2015) An amniote life-history database to perform comparative analyses with birds, mammals, and reptiles. Ecology 96: 3109. https://doi.org/10.1890/15-0846R.1. Data: https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.3563457.v1 - AVONET: morphological, ecological and geographical data for all birds · CC BY 4.0 · v7
Tobias, J.A. et al. (2022) AVONET: morphological, ecological and geographical data for all birds. Ecology Letters 25: 581–597. https://doi.org/10.1111/ele.13898. Data: https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.16586228.v7 - Catalogue of Life eXtended Release · CC BY 4.0 · 2026-10-16 XR
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