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Brown-throated parakeet

Eupsittula pertinax (Linnaeus, 1758)

LCLeast Concernparrots

The brown-throated parakeet (Eupsittula pertinax) is a species in the family Psittacidae, order Psittaciformes. Recorded adults weigh 84 g to 89 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.

Brown-throated parakeet (Eupsittula pertinax)
Photo: Alexander Yates · CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Quick facts about the brown-throated parakeet

Weight
84 g – 89 gsrc for Weight
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Diet
Omnivoresrc for Diet
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
woodlandsrc for Habitat
Egg incubation
23 dayssrc for Egg incubation
Young per litter or clutch
5src for Young per litter or clutch
Age at maturity
11.9 monthssrc for Age at maturity
Lifestyle
Perchingsrc for Lifestyle
Migration
Sedentarysrc for Migration
Conservation status
Least Concern (IUCN)src for Conservation status
Countries on record
Not recorded

Photos of the brown-throated parakeet

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Brown-throated parakeet (Eupsittula pertinax)
Xenoturkey at English Wikipedia · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons

Where does the brown-throated parakeet live?

Not recorded

Where has it been introduced?

The Global Register of Introduced and Invasive Species lists the brown-throated parakeet as introduced in 1 country.

  1. Dominica

Also listed for parts of: Caribbean Netherlands (Saba); France (Guadeloupe, Martinique, Saint Barthelemy).

Introduced means brought by people and now present; invasive means the country's checklist records an impact. A species can be native to one part of a country and introduced in another. Source: Global Register of Introduced and Invasive Species (CC BY 4.0).

What is the brown-throated parakeet?

Quoted from WikipediaCC BY-SA 4.0

The brown-throated parakeet (Eupsittula pertinax), also known as the St. Thomas conure or brown-throated conure in aviculture, is a species of bird in the subfamily Arinae of the family Psittacidae, the African and New World parrots. It is found in Costa Rica, Panama, the northern mainland of South America, and islands off the South American coast.

From the Wikipedia article “Brown-throated parakeet” (en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Brown-throated_parakeet&oldid=1344145988), 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 brown-throated parakeet endangered?

The brown-throated 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. What the categories mean.

How is the brown-throated parakeet classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classAves
  4. orderPsittaciformes
  5. familyPsittacidae
  6. genusEupsittula
  7. SpeciesEupsittula pertinax (Linnaeus, 1758)

Synonyms Aratinga pertinax, Psittacus pertinax

Other names and names in other languages (42)
  • Caribbean parakeetEnglish
  • Caribbean ParroquetEnglish
  • ببغاء بني الحنجرةArabic
  • Aratinga pertinaxCatalan
  • aratinga de coroneta blavaCatalan
  • aratinga hnědohrdlýCzech
  • conwra gyddf-frownWelsh
  • Brunstrubet AratingaDanish
  • BraunwangensittichGerman
  • St.-Thomas-SittichGerman
  • brungorĝa papagoEsperanto
  • Perico carisucioSpanish
  • Aratinga pertinazSpanish
  • Perico Cara SuciaSpanish
  • Perico GorgicaféSpanish
  • Periquito cara suciaSpanish
  • Periquito de CurazaoSpanish
  • ljaano-aratingaEstonian
  • savanniarattiFinnish
  • Conure cuivréeFrench
  • smeđogrla jandajaCroatian
  • barnaarcú aratingaHungarian
  • barnatorkú aratingaHungarian
  • Parrocchetto golabrunaItalian
  • チャノドインコJapanese
  • rudagurklė aratingaLithuanian
  • MaïsparkietDutch
  • West-Indische parkietDutch
  • brunstrupeparakittNorwegian
  • PrikichiPapiamento
  • konura brązowogardłaPolish
  • periquito-de-bochecha-pardaPortuguese
  • periquito-de-garganta-castanhaPortuguese
  • Бурощёкая аратингаRussian
  • Коричневощёкая аратингаRussian
  • klinochvost plavolíciSlovak
  • Pertinaks aratingaSerbian
  • brunstrupig parakitSwedish
  • Kahverengi Gerdanlı PapağanTurkish
  • аратинга рудоволийUkrainian
  • 褐喉鸚哥Chinese
  • 褐喉鹦哥Chinese

Catalogue of LifeWikipediaiNaturalistTAXREFWikidataIUCN Red List

Relatives of the brown-throated parakeet

Other species in the same genus Eupsittula.

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Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

How big is the brown-throated parakeet?

An adult brown-throated parakeet weighs 84 g – 89 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

Is the brown-throated parakeet endangered?

The brown-throated parakeet is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List, meaning it is not currently at risk of extinction.

Is the brown-throated parakeet an invasive species?

The Global Register of Introduced and Invasive Species lists the brown-throated parakeet as introduced in 1 country: Dominica, but does not flag it as invasive in any of them.

What kind of animal is the brown-throated parakeet?

The brown-throated parakeet (Eupsittula pertinax) belongs to the family Psittacidae in the order Psittaciformes.

Sources and how to cite this page

Data as of 2026-11-13. How this page is put together.

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BibTeX
@misc{brown_throated_parakeet_2026,
  title = {Brown-throated parakeet (Eupsittula pertinax)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/brown-throated-parakeet},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-13}
}