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Golden parakeet

Guaruba guarouba (J. F. Gmelin, 1788)

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The golden parakeet (Guaruba guarouba) is a species in the family Psittacidae, order Psittaciformes. Recorded adults weigh 194 g to 249.6 g and live up to 23.2 years. Its IUCN Red List status is Vulnerable.

Golden parakeet (Guaruba guarouba)
Photo: Ironman br · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Quick facts about the golden parakeet

Weight
194 g – 249.6 gsrc for Weight
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
23.2 yearssrc for Lifespan
Diet
Frugivoresrc for Diet
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
forestsrc for Habitat
Young per litter or clutch
2.4 – 3src 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

Where does the golden parakeet live?

Not recorded

What is the golden parakeet?

Quoted from WikipediaCC BY-SA 4.0

The golden parakeet, golden conure, or Queen of Bavaria conure (Guaruba guarouba) is a medium-sized golden-yellow Neotropical parrot native to the Amazon Basin of interior northern Brazil. It is the only species placed in the genus Guaruba.

Its plumage is mostly bright yellow, hence its common name, but it also possesses green remiges. It lives in the drier, upland rainforests in Amazonian Brazil, and is threatened by deforestation and flooding, and also by the now-illegal trapping of wild individuals for the pet trade. It is listed on CITES appendix I.

From the Wikipedia article “Golden parakeet” (en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Golden_parakeet&oldid=1379926956), 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 golden parakeet endangered?

The golden parakeet is listed as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List: it faces a high risk of extinction in the wild.

  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 Vulnerable species. What the categories mean.

How is the golden parakeet classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classAves
  4. orderPsittaciformes
  5. familyPsittacidae
  6. genusGuaruba
  7. SpeciesGuaruba guarouba (J. F. Gmelin, 1788)

Synonyms Aratinga guarouba, Aratinga guarouba guarouba, Aratinga guarouba guarouba, Guarouba guarouba, Guarouba guarouba, Guarouba guarouba, Guaruba guaruba, Psittacus guarouba, Psittacus luteus

Other names and names in other languages (43)
  • Golden conureEnglish
  • Golden conureEnglish
  • ببغاء ذهبيArabic
  • كنيور ذهبيArabic
  • Zertekos (Guaruba)Kotava
  • Златна аратингаBulgarian
  • Cotorra guarubaCatalan
  • cotorra guaroubaCatalan
  • aratinga žlutýCzech
  • Conwra euraidWelsh
  • GuldparakitDanish
  • GoldsittichGerman
  • ora papagoEsperanto
  • Aratinga guarubaSpanish
  • kuldaratingaEstonian
  • kulta-arattiFinnish
  • Conure doréeFrench
  • קוניור זהובHebrew
  • aranyaratingaHungarian
  • Ոսկե արատինգաArmenian
  • Parrocchetto doratoItalian
  • ニョオウインコJapanese
  • auksinė aratingaLithuanian
  • ഗോൾഡൻ പരക്കീറ്റ്Malayalam
  • ГварубаWestern Mari
  • Shádiʼááhdę́ę́ʼ tsídii yáłtiʼí łitsooígííNavajo
  • GoudparkietDutch
  • gullparakittNorwegian
  • złotniczkaPolish
  • Złotniczka (ptak)Polish
  • بسنتی میکاعWestern Panjabi
  • ararajubaPortuguese
  • periquitão-douradoPortuguese
  • Periquito-douradoPortuguese
  • QuiiubatuiPortuguese
  • ГуарубаRussian
  • Золотая аратингаRussian
  • klinochvost žltýSlovak
  • Zlatna jandajaSerbian
  • Altın PapağanTurkish
  • 金鹦哥Chinese
  • 金太陽鸚鵡Chinese
  • 金色鸚哥Chinese

Catalogue of LifeWikipediaiNaturalistWikidataIUCN Red List

Relatives of the golden parakeet

Other species in the same family Psittacidae.

EN, Endangered
Grey parrot (Psittacus erithacus)

Grey parrot

Psittacus erithacus

Psittacidae

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Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

How big is the golden parakeet?

An adult golden parakeet weighs 194 g – 249.6 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

Is the golden parakeet endangered?

The golden parakeet is listed as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, meaning it faces a high risk of extinction in the wild.

How long does the golden parakeet live?

The golden parakeet has a recorded lifespan of 23.2 years.

What kind of animal is the golden parakeet?

The golden parakeet (Guaruba guarouba) belongs to the family Psittacidae in the order Psittaciformes.

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BibTeX
@misc{golden_parakeet_2026,
  title = {Golden parakeet (Guaruba guarouba)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/golden-parakeet},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}