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Mitred parakeet

Psittacara mitratus (Tschudi, 1844)

LCLeast Concernparrots

The mitred parakeet (Psittacara mitratus) is a species in the family Psittacidae, order Psittaciformes. Recorded adults weigh 248 g to 249 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.

Mitred parakeet (Psittacara mitratus)
Photo: Melvin Toul · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Quick facts about the mitred parakeet

Weight
249 gsrc for Weight
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Diet
Granivoresrc for Diet
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
forestsrc for Habitat
Young per litter or clutch
2.4src 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 mitred parakeet live?

Not recorded

What is the mitred parakeet?

Quoted from WikipediaCC BY-SA 4.0

The mitred parakeet (Psittacara mitratus), also known as the mitred conure in aviculture, is a species of bird in subfamily Arinae of the family Psittacidae, the African and New World parrots. It is native to Argentina, Bolivia, and Peru. It has been introduced to Uruguay and is established there. There are also substantial populations in the US states of California and Florida and smaller numbers in Hawaii.

From the Wikipedia article “Mitred parakeet” (en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Mitred_parakeet&oldid=1380737379), 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 mitred parakeet endangered?

The mitred 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.

How is the mitred parakeet classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classAves
  4. orderPsittaciformes
  5. familyPsittacidae
  6. genusPsittacara
  7. SpeciesPsittacara mitratus (Tschudi, 1844)

Synonyms Aratinga hockingi, Aratinga mitrata, Aratinga mitrata alticola, Conurus mitratus, Psittacara mitratus alticola

Other names and names in other languages (40)
  • Mitered conureEnglish
  • Mitered parakeetEnglish
  • Mitred conureEnglish
  • aratinga škraboškovýCzech
  • conwra wynepgochWelsh
  • MaskearatingaDanish
  • RotmaskensittichGerman
  • mitra papagoEsperanto
  • Perico MitradoSpanish
  • Aratinga mitradaSpanish
  • Calancate cara rojaSpanish
  • Loro cara rojaSpanish
  • Loro mitrataSpanish
  • mägiaratingaEstonian
  • pahta-arattiFinnish
  • Conure mitréeFrench
  • Periquitón mitradoGalician
  • peruanska jandajaCroatian
  • mitrás arartingaHungarian
  • pirosálarcos aratingaHungarian
  • Aratinga mitrataItalian
  • Conuro mitratoItalian
  • Parrocchetto mitratoItalian
  • ベニガオメキシコインコJapanese
  • raudonskruostė aratingaLithuanian
  • Якшар шӹргӓн аратингаWestern Mari
  • RoodmaskeraratingaDutch
  • rødflekkparakittNorwegian
  • szmaragdolotka maskowaPolish
  • mitrataPortuguese
  • periquitão-de-mitraPortuguese
  • periquitão-mitradoPortuguese
  • Краснолицая аратингаRussian
  • klinochvost diadémovýSlovak
  • Crvenolika aratingaSerbian
  • rödfläckig parakitSwedish
  • Alev Başlıklı PapağanTurkish
  • аратинга червонощокийUkrainian
  • 密垂德鸚哥Chinese
  • 红耳绿鹦哥Chinese

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Relatives of the mitred parakeet

Other species in the same genus Psittacara.

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Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

How big is the mitred parakeet?

An adult mitred parakeet weighs 249 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

Is the mitred parakeet endangered?

The mitred 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 mitred parakeet?

The mitred parakeet (Psittacara mitratus) belongs to the family Psittacidae in the order Psittaciformes.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Mitred parakeet (Psittacara mitratus). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/mitred-parakeet

MLA

“Mitred parakeet (Psittacara mitratus).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/mitred-parakeet.

BibTeX
@misc{mitred_parakeet_2026,
  title = {Mitred parakeet (Psittacara mitratus)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/mitred-parakeet},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}