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Black-capped parakeet

Pyrrhura rupicola (Tschudi, 1844)

LCLeast Concernparrots

The black-capped parakeet (Pyrrhura rupicola) is a species in the family Psittacidae, order Psittaciformes. Recorded adults weigh 75 g to 75 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.

Black-capped parakeet (Pyrrhura rupicola)
Photo: Hector Bottai · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Quick facts about the black-capped parakeet

Weight
75 gsrc for Weight
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Diet
Frugivoresrc for Diet
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
forestsrc for Habitat
Young per litter or clutch
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

Where does the black-capped parakeet live?

Not recorded

What is the black-capped parakeet?

Quoted from WikipediaCC BY-SA 4.0

The black-capped parakeet (Pyrrhura rupicola), also known as the black-capped conure or rock conure in aviculture, is a parrot native to the south-western Amazon Basin and adjacent east Andean slopes in Peru, Bolivia and Brazil. It has a total length of approximately 25 cm. It is mostly green with off white scalloping on the hindneck and breast and red primary coverts.

It lives in humid forests, ranging from the Amazonian lowlands up to an altitude of 1000 m on the east Andean slopes. It is designated as Least Concern despite deforestation in the Amazon Basin. Flock size is up to 30 birds with smaller groups forming during breeding season.

In aviculture, these birds are known as black capped conures. They can reproduce in captivity and can also mate with the green cheeked parakeet to produce hybrid offspring.

From the Wikipedia article “Black-capped parakeet” (en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Black-capped_parakeet&oldid=1380737330), by Wikipedia contributors, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0). This block is kept separate from our own text.

Is the black-capped parakeet endangered?

The black-capped parakeet is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List: it is not currently at risk of extinction.

  1. LCLeast Concern
  2. NTNear Threatened
  3. VUVulnerable
  4. ENEndangered
  5. CRCritically Endangered
  6. EWExtinct in the Wild
  7. EXExtinct

Category via Wikidata (CC0). Find the full assessment on the IUCN Red List. See all Least Concern species.

How is the black-capped parakeet classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classAves
  4. orderPsittaciformes
  5. familyPsittacidae
  6. genusPyrrhura
  7. SpeciesPyrrhura rupicola (Tschudi, 1844)

Synonyms Conurus rupicola

Other names and names in other languages (33)
  • Rock parakeetEnglish
  • cotorra de casquet negreCatalan
  • pyrura kápovýCzech
  • papoušek kápovýCzech
  • pyrura černohlavýCzech
  • conwra pendduWelsh
  • KlippeconureDanish
  • SchwarzkappensittichGerman
  • malhelĉapa papagoEsperanto
  • Cotorra capirotadaSpanish
  • tumekiird-võrkpapagoiEstonian
  • inka-arattiFinnish
  • Conure à cape noireFrench
  • crnokapa papigaCroatian
  • éjkoronás papagájHungarian
  • feketesapkás zöldarcú papagájHungarian
  • Parrocchetto capineroItalian
  • イワウロコインコJapanese
  • uolinė raudonuodegė papūgaLithuanian
  • ZwartkopparkietDutch
  • svartkroneparakittNorwegian
  • rudosterka czarnogłowaPolish
  • tiriba-rupestrePortuguese
  • periquitão-de-barretePortuguese
  • Черношапочная которраRussian
  • Скалистый краснохвостый попугайRussian
  • klinochvost skalnýSlovak
  • Crnokapi pirura papagajSerbian
  • svartkronad parakitSwedish
  • Siyah Takkeli PapağanTurkish
  • котора перуанськийUkrainian
  • 黑帽鸚哥Chinese
  • 黑顶鹦哥Chinese

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Relatives of the black-capped parakeet

Other species in the same genus Pyrrhura.

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Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

How big is the black-capped parakeet?

An adult black-capped parakeet weighs 75 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

Is the black-capped parakeet endangered?

The black-capped 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 black-capped parakeet?

The black-capped parakeet (Pyrrhura rupicola) belongs to the family Psittacidae in the order Psittaciformes.

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BibTeX
@misc{black_capped_parakeet_2026,
  title = {Black-capped parakeet (Pyrrhura rupicola)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/black-capped-parakeet},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}