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Nanday parakeet

Aratinga nenday (Vieillot, 1823)

LCLeast Concernparrots

The nanday parakeet (Aratinga nenday) is a species in the family Psittacidae, order Psittaciformes. Recorded adults weigh about 128 g and live up to 18.2 years. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.

Nanday parakeet (Aratinga nenday)
Photo: Bernard DUPONT from FRANCE · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Quick facts about the nanday parakeet

Weight
128 gsrc for Weight
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
18.2 yearssrc for Lifespan
Diet
Omnivoresrc for Diet
Longest recorded lifespan
18.7 years
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 nanday parakeet live?

Not recorded

What is the nanday parakeet?

Quoted from WikipediaCC BY-SA 4.0

The nanday parakeet (Aratinga nenday), also known as the black-hooded parakeet or nanday conure, is a medium-small, mostly green, Neotropical parrot native to continental South America.

From the Wikipedia article “Nanday parakeet” (en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Nanday_parakeet&oldid=1381918814), 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 nanday parakeet endangered?

The nanday 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 nanday parakeet classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classAves
  4. orderPsittaciformes
  5. familyPsittacidae
  6. genusAratinga
  7. SpeciesAratinga nenday (Vieillot, 1823)

Synonyms Nandayus nenday, Psittacus nenday

Other names and names in other languages (49)
  • Black-hooded parakeetEnglish
  • Nanday conureEnglish
  • Ñanday parakeetEnglish
  • درة راساءArabic
  • Papagai nandaiAragonese
  • cotorra nandayAsturian
  • Черноглава аратингаBulgarian
  • aratinga nandaiCatalan
  • nandej černohlavýCzech
  • aratinga černohlavýCzech
  • conwra pendduWelsh
  • NandayparakitDanish
  • NandaysittichGerman
  • nandaja papagoEsperanto
  • Nigrakapa konuroEsperanto
  • Aratinga ñandaySpanish
  • Loro Cabeza NegraSpanish
  • ÑandaySpanish
  • Periquito ñandaySpanish
  • mustpea-aratingaEstonian
  • huppuarattiFinnish
  • Conure nandayFrench
  • Pearaicít chochalldubhIrish
  • קוניור שחור-ראשHebrew
  • קוניור שחור ראשHebrew
  • crnoglava jandajaCroatian
  • nandajpapagájHungarian
  • nanday-aratingaHungarian
  • nanday-papagájHungarian
  • Aratinga nandayItalian
  • parrocchetto nandayItalian
  • クロガミインコJapanese
  • juodagalvė papūgaLithuanian
  • NandayparkietDutch
  • nendayparakittNorwegian
  • konura czarnogłowaPolish
  • periquito-nandaíPortuguese
  • Jandaia-de-cabeça-negraPortuguese
  • periquitão-de-cabeça-pretaPortuguese
  • periquito-de-cabeça-pretaPortuguese
  • Черноголовая нандаяRussian
  • Черноголовый попугайRussian
  • klinochvost čiernohlavýSlovak
  • Nandaja aratingaSerbian
  • Nanday PapağanıTurkish
  • нандаяUkrainian
  • Аратинга чорноголовийUkrainian
  • 黑头鹦哥Chinese
  • 黑頭巾鸚哥Chinese

Catalogue of LifeWikipediaiNaturalistTAXREFWikidataIUCN Red List

Relatives of the nanday parakeet

Other species in the same genus Aratinga.

EN, Endangered
Sun conure (Aratinga solstitialis)

Sun conure

Aratinga solstitialis

Psittacidae

CompareNanday parakeet vs Sun conureNanday parakeet vs Golden-capped parakeetNanday parakeet vs Jandaya parakeetNanday parakeet vs Dusky-headed parakeet

Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

How big is the nanday parakeet?

An adult nanday parakeet weighs 128 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

Is the nanday parakeet endangered?

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

How long does the nanday parakeet live?

The nanday parakeet has a recorded lifespan of 18.2 years.

What kind of animal is the nanday parakeet?

The nanday parakeet (Aratinga nenday) 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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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Nanday parakeet (Aratinga nenday). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/nanday-parakeet

MLA

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BibTeX
@misc{nanday_parakeet_2026,
  title = {Nanday parakeet (Aratinga nenday)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/nanday-parakeet},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}