Green parakeet
Psittacara holochlorus (P. L. Sclater, 1859)
The green parakeet (Psittacara holochlorus) is a species in the family Psittacidae, order Psittaciformes. Recorded adults weigh about 138 g and live up to 22.5 years. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.
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Quick facts about the green parakeet
- Weight
- 138 gsrc for Weight
- Length
- Not recorded
- Lifespan
- 22.5 yearssrc for Lifespan
- Diet
- Omnivoresrc for Diet
- Main food
- Not recorded
- Habitat
- forestsrc for Habitat
- Young per litter or clutch
- 4src 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 green parakeet live?
Not recorded
What is the green parakeet?
The green parakeet (Psittacara holochlorus), green conure, or Mexican green conure is a New World parrot. As defined by the International Ornithological Committee (IOC), it is native to Mexico and southern Texas in the Rio Grande Valley.
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Is the green parakeet endangered?
The green parakeet is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List: it is not currently at risk of extinction.
- 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 Least Concern species.
How is the green parakeet classified?
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- classAves
- orderPsittaciformes
- familyPsittacidae
- genusPsittacara
- SpeciesPsittacara holochlorus (P. L. Sclater, 1859)
Synonyms Aratinga holochlora, Conurus holochlorus
Other names and names in other languages (29)
- aratinga verdaCatalan
- aratinga zelenýCzech
- Grøn AratingaDanish
- GrünsittichGerman
- verda papagoEsperanto
- Aratinga verdeSpanish
- Perico MexicanoSpanish
- rohearatingaEstonian
- viherarattiFinnish
- Conure verteFrench
- zelena jandajaCroatian
- zöld aratingaHungarian
- zöld ékfarkúpapagájHungarian
- Parrocchetto verdeItalian
- テリハメキシコインコJapanese
- meksikinė aratingaLithuanian
- Groene AratingaDutch
- grønnparakittNorwegian
- szmaragdolotka meksykańskaPolish
- periquito-verdePortuguese
- periquitão-verdePortuguese
- Мексиканская аратингаRussian
- klinochvost smaragdovýSlovak
- Zelena aratingaSerbian
- grön parakitSwedish
- Meksika Yeşil PapağanıTurkish
- аратинга зеленийUkrainian
- 綠鸚哥Chinese
- 绿鹦哥Chinese
Relatives of the green parakeet
Other species in the same genus Psittacara.
Cuban parakeet
Psittacara euops
Mitred parakeet
Psittacara mitratus
Hispaniolan parakeet
Psittacara chloropterus
White-eyed parakeet
Psittacara leucophthalmus
Red-masked parakeet
Psittacara erythrogenys
Finsch's parakeet
Psittacara finschi
CompareGreen parakeet vs Cuban parakeetGreen parakeet vs Mitred parakeetGreen parakeet vs Hispaniolan parakeetGreen parakeet vs White-eyed parakeet
Common questions
Answered only where our data holds the answer.
How big is the green parakeet?
An adult green parakeet weighs 138 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.
Is the green parakeet endangered?
The green parakeet is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List, meaning it is not currently at risk of extinction.
How long does the green parakeet live?
The green parakeet has a recorded lifespan of 22.5 years.
What kind of animal is the green parakeet?
The green parakeet (Psittacara holochlorus) 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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