Blue-winged parrot
Neophema chrysostoma (Kuhl, 1820)
The blue-winged parrot (Neophema chrysostoma) is a species in the family Psittaculidae, order Psittaciformes. Recorded adults weigh 45.7 g to 47.8 g and live up to 21 years. Source checklists list it for 1 country: Australia. Its IUCN Red List status is Vulnerable.
Quick facts about the blue-winged parrot
- Weight
- 45.7 g – 47.8 gsrc for Weight
- Length
- Not recorded
- Lifespan
- 21 yearssrc for Lifespan
- Diet
- Granivoresrc for Diet
- Main food
- Not recorded
- Habitat
- woodlandsrc for Habitat
- Egg incubation
- 18 dayssrc for Egg incubation
- Young per litter or clutch
- 5src for Young per litter or clutch
- Age at maturity
- 11.9 months – 2 yearssrc for Age at maturity
- Lifestyle
- Terrestrialsrc for Lifestyle
- Migration
- Sedentarysrc for Migration
- Conservation status
- Vulnerable (IUCN)src for Conservation status
- Countries on record
- 1 countrysrc for Countries on record
Where does the blue-winged parrot live?
Countries where Catalogue of Life checklists list the species. Many checklists carry no country data, so the list is often incomplete. It is not a range map.
The blue-winged parrot is listed for 1 country.
- Listed
- Not listed
The same countries as a list
Why a country list is not a range map
Listed by: ITIS (scope: global), through the Catalogue of Life.
What is the blue-winged parrot?
The blue-winged parrot (Neophema chrysostoma), also known as the blue-banded parakeet or blue-banded grass-parakeet, is a small parrot found in Tasmania and southeast mainland Australia. It is partly migratory, with populations of blue-winged parrots travelling to Tasmania for the summer. The parrot is sexually dimorphic – the males have more blue on the wings and a two-toned blue frontal band on the head, while females are duller and have more green on the wings and a wingbar. Both sexes have predominantly olive-green plumage. Predominantly a feeder on the ground, the blue-winged parrot mainly eats seeds of grasses. It adapts readily to captivity.
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Is the blue-winged parrot endangered?
The blue-winged parrot is listed as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List: it faces a high risk of extinction in the wild.
- 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 Vulnerable species. What the categories mean.
How is the blue-winged parrot classified?
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- classAves
- orderPsittaciformes
- familyPsittaculidae
- genusNeophema
- SpeciesNeophema chrysostoma (Kuhl, 1820)
Synonyms Neophema chrysostoma chrysostoma, Psittacus chrysostomus, Psittacus venustus
Other names and names in other languages (34)
- periquito alablauCatalan
- neoféma modrokřídláCzech
- corbarot adeinlasWelsh
- Blåvinget GræsparakitDanish
- FeinsittichGerman
- bluflugila papagoEsperanto
- Periquito crisóstomoSpanish
- sinitiib-rohupapagoiEstonian
- siniruohokaijaFinnish
- Néophème à bouche d'orFrench
- Perruche à bouche d'orFrench
- Perruche à bouche d’orFrench
- plavokrila papigaCroatian
- pápaszemes fűpapagájHungarian
- aranyosarcú fűpapagájHungarian
- Pappagallo alibluItalian
- ワカバインコJapanese
- アカハラワカバインコJapanese
- mėlynsparnė žolinė papūgėlėLithuanian
- BlauwvleugelparkietDutch
- blåvingeparakittNorwegian
- łąkówka modroskrzydłaPolish
- periquito-crisóstomoPortuguese
- periquito-de-asa-azulPortuguese
- Синекрылый травяной попугайчикRussian
- tráviar modročelýSlovak
- Zlatotrba neofemaSerbian
- blåvingeparakitSwedish
- blåvingad parakitSwedish
- Çivit Kanatlı PapağanTurkish
- папужка синьокрилийUkrainian
- 蓝翅鹦鹉Chinese
- 藍翅草鸚鵡Chinese
- 藍翅鸚鵡Chinese
Relatives of the blue-winged parrot
Other species in the same genus Neophema.
Orange-bellied parrot
Neophema chrysogaster
Turquoise parrot
Neophema pulchella
Elegant parrot
Neophema elegans
Rock parrot
Neophema petrophila
Scarlet-chested parrot
Neophema splendida
CompareBlue-winged parrot vs Orange-bellied parrotBlue-winged parrot vs Turquoise parrotBlue-winged parrot vs Elegant parrotBlue-winged parrot vs Rock parrot
Common questions
Answered only where our data holds the answer.
How big is the blue-winged parrot?
An adult blue-winged parrot weighs 45.7 g – 47.8 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.
Where does the blue-winged parrot live?
Catalogue of Life checklists list the blue-winged parrot for 1 country: Australia. Checklist coverage is uneven, so the true range may be wider.
Is the blue-winged parrot endangered?
The blue-winged parrot is listed as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, meaning it faces a high risk of extinction in the wild.
How long does the blue-winged parrot live?
The blue-winged parrot has a recorded lifespan of 21 years.
What kind of animal is the blue-winged parrot?
The blue-winged parrot (Neophema chrysostoma) belongs to the family Psittaculidae 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
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