Cuban parakeet
Psittacara euops (Wagler, 1832)
The cuban parakeet (Psittacara euops) is a species in the family Psittacidae, order Psittaciformes. Recorded adults weigh about 87 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Vulnerable.
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Quick facts about the cuban parakeet
- Weight
- 87 gsrc for Weight
- Length
- Not recorded
- Lifespan
- Not recorded
- Diet
- Omnivoresrc for Diet
- Main food
- Not recorded
- Habitat
- woodlandsrc for Habitat
- Young per litter or clutch
- 3.1 – 3.2src for Young per litter or clutch
- Lifestyle
- Perchingsrc for Lifestyle
- Migration
- Sedentarysrc for Migration
- Conservation status
- Vulnerable (IUCN)src for Conservation status
- Countries on record
- Not recorded
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Where does the cuban parakeet live?
Not recorded
What is the cuban parakeet?
The Cuban parakeet (Psittacara euops) is a Vulnerable species of bird in subfamily Arinae of the family Psittacidae, the African and New World parrots. It is endemic to the island of Cuba.
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Is the cuban parakeet endangered?
The cuban parakeet 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 cuban parakeet classified?
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- classAves
- orderPsittaciformes
- familyPsittacidae
- genusPsittacara
- SpeciesPsittacara euops (Wagler, 1832)
Synonyms Aratinga euops, Sittace euops
Other names and names in other languages (35)
- Cuban conureEnglish
- Cuban conureEnglish
- باراكيت كوبيArabic
- aratinga de CubaCatalan
- aratinga kubánskýCzech
- conwra CiwbaWelsh
- Cuba AratingaDanish
- Cuba-aratingaDanish
- KubasittichGerman
- kuba papagoEsperanto
- Aratinga cubanaSpanish
- CateySpanish
- kuuba aratingaEstonian
- kuubanarattiFinnish
- Conure de CubaFrench
- kubanska jandajaCroatian
- kubai aratingaHungarian
- Parrocchetto di CubaItalian
- ホシメキシコインコJapanese
- kubinė aratingaLithuanian
- Куба аратингаWestern Mari
- Parakeet CubaMalay
- Cubaanse AratingaDutch
- kubaparakittNorwegian
- szmaragdolotka kubańskaPolish
- periquito-cubanoPortuguese
- periquitão-cubanoPortuguese
- Кубинская аратингаRussian
- klinochvost zelenýSlovak
- Kubanska aratingaSerbian
- kubaparakitSwedish
- Küba PapağanıTurkish
- аратинга кубинськийUkrainian
- 古巴鸚哥Chinese
- 古巴鹦哥Chinese
Relatives of the cuban parakeet
Other species in the same genus Psittacara.
Green parakeet
Psittacara holochlorus
Mitred parakeet
Psittacara mitratus
Hispaniolan parakeet
Psittacara chloropterus
White-eyed parakeet
Psittacara leucophthalmus
Red-masked parakeet
Psittacara erythrogenys
Finsch's parakeet
Psittacara finschi
CompareCuban parakeet vs Green parakeetCuban parakeet vs Mitred parakeetCuban parakeet vs Hispaniolan parakeetCuban parakeet vs White-eyed parakeet
Common questions
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How big is the cuban parakeet?
An adult cuban parakeet weighs 87 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.
Is the cuban parakeet endangered?
The cuban parakeet is listed as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, meaning it faces a high risk of extinction in the wild.
What kind of animal is the cuban parakeet?
The cuban parakeet (Psittacara euops) 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
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