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Maroon-tailed parakeet

Pyrrhura melanura (von Spix, 1824)

LCLeast Concernparrots

The maroon-tailed parakeet (Pyrrhura melanura) is a species in the family Psittacidae, order Psittaciformes. Recorded adults weigh 68 g to 70.6 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.

Maroon-tailed parakeet (Pyrrhura melanura)
Photo: John Gerrard Keulemans · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons

Quick facts about the maroon-tailed parakeet

Weight
68 g – 70.6 gsrc for Weight
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Diet
Frugivoresrc 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 maroon-tailed parakeet live?

Not recorded

What is the maroon-tailed parakeet?

Quoted from WikipediaCC BY-SA 4.0

The maroon-tailed parakeet (Pyrrhura melanura) is a species of bird in subfamily Arinae of the family Psittacidae, the African and New World parrots. It is found in Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and Venezuela.

From the Wikipedia article “Maroon-tailed parakeet” (en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Maroon-tailed_parakeet&oldid=1314866212), 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 maroon-tailed parakeet endangered?

The maroon-tailed 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 maroon-tailed parakeet classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classAves
  4. orderPsittaciformes
  5. familyPsittacidae
  6. genusPyrrhura
  7. SpeciesPyrrhura melanura (von Spix, 1824)

Synonyms Aratinga melanurus

Other names and names in other languages (33)
  • cotorra cuagranaCatalan
  • pyrura hnědoocasýCzech
  • papoušek hnědoocasýCzech
  • conwra cynffon frowngochWelsh
  • Sorthalet ConureDanish
  • BraunschwanzsittichGerman
  • brunvosta papagoEsperanto
  • Cotorra colinegraSpanish
  • Perico de Cola NegraSpanish
  • pruunhänd-võrkpapagoiEstonian
  • negrosinarattiFinnish
  • kastanjapyrstöarattiFinnish
  • Conure de SouancéFrench
  • תוכון זנב חום ערמוניHebrew
  • smeđorepa papigaCroatian
  • feketefarkú papagájHungarian
  • Parrocchetto codamarroneItalian
  • オグロウロコインコJapanese
  • Berlepšo raudonuodegė papūgaLithuanian
  • ZwartstaartparkietDutch
  • brunhaleparakittNorwegian
  • rudosterka łuskowanaPolish
  • tiriba-fura-mataPortuguese
  • periquitão-de-cauda-castanhaPortuguese
  • Чернохвостый попугайRussian
  • Коричневохвотсая которраRussian
  • klinochvost šupinatýSlovak
  • Crnorepi pirura papagajSerbian
  • brunstjärtad parakitSwedish
  • Kara Kuyruklu PapağanTurkish
  • котора темнохвостийUkrainian
  • 栗尾鸚哥Chinese
  • 栗尾鹦哥Chinese

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Relatives of the maroon-tailed parakeet

Other species in the same genus Pyrrhura.

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Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

How big is the maroon-tailed parakeet?

An adult maroon-tailed parakeet weighs 68 g – 70.6 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

Is the maroon-tailed parakeet endangered?

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

What kind of animal is the maroon-tailed parakeet?

The maroon-tailed parakeet (Pyrrhura melanura) belongs to the family Psittacidae in the order Psittaciformes.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Maroon-tailed parakeet (Pyrrhura melanura). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/maroon-tailed-parakeet

MLA

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BibTeX
@misc{maroon_tailed_parakeet_2026,
  title = {Maroon-tailed parakeet (Pyrrhura melanura)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/maroon-tailed-parakeet},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}