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Ochre-marked parakeet

Pyrrhura cruentata (zu Wied-Neuwied, 1820)

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The ochre-marked parakeet (Pyrrhura cruentata) is a species in the family Psittacidae, order Psittaciformes. Recorded adults weigh about 91.4 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Vulnerable.

Ochre-marked parakeet (Pyrrhura cruentata)
Photo: TJ Lin · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Quick facts about the ochre-marked parakeet

Weight
91.4 gsrc for Weight
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Diet
Omnivoresrc for Diet
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
forestsrc for Habitat
Young per litter or clutch
2.8 – 2.9src 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

Photos of the ochre-marked parakeet

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Ochre-marked parakeet (Pyrrhura cruentata)
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Where does the ochre-marked parakeet live?

Not recorded

What is the ochre-marked parakeet?

Quoted from WikipediaCC BY-SA 4.0

The ochre-marked parakeet (Pyrrhura cruentata) is a species of parrot native to Brazil. It is also known as blue-throated parakeet in English and tiriba-grande, tiriba, cara-suja and fura-mato-grande in Portuguese. It is listed as Vulnerable (VU) on the IUCN Red List.

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Is the ochre-marked parakeet endangered?

The ochre-marked 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 ochre-marked parakeet classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classAves
  4. orderPsittaciformes
  5. familyPsittacidae
  6. genusPyrrhura
  7. SpeciesPyrrhura cruentata (zu Wied-Neuwied, 1820)

Synonyms Psittacus cruentatus, Pyrrhura cruenta

Other names and names in other languages (42)
  • Blue-chested parakeetEnglish
  • Blue-throated parakeetEnglish
  • Blue-throated parakeetEnglish
  • Red-eared conureEnglish
  • Red-eared conureEnglish
  • Синьогуша зеленкаBulgarian
  • cotorra pitblavaCatalan
  • pyrura modroprsýCzech
  • papoušek zelenobradýCzech
  • pyrura modrobradýCzech
  • conwra gyddflasWelsh
  • Blåstrubet ConureDanish
  • BlaulatzsittichGerman
  • blugorĝa papagoEsperanto
  • Perico GrandeSpanish
  • Cotorra tiribaSpanish
  • sinipugu-võrktpapagoiEstonian
  • sinirinta-arattiFinnish
  • Conure tiribaFrench
  • crvenouha papigaCroatian
  • kéktorkú papagájHungarian
  • pirosfülű papagájHungarian
  • Parrocchetto golabluItalian
  • アオマエカケインコJapanese
  • mėlyngurklė raudonuodegė papūgaLithuanian
  • Симсӹ онган якшар пачан попугайWestern Mari
  • BlauwkeelparkietDutch
  • blåstrupeparakittNorwegian
  • rudosterka błękitnoszyjaPolish
  • نیلے گلیوالا طوطاWestern Panjabi
  • tiriba-grandePortuguese
  • periquitão-sanguíneoPortuguese
  • Синегорлая которраRussian
  • Синезобый краснохвостый попугайRussian
  • klinochvost modrohrdlýSlovak
  • Plavogrli crvenouhi pirura papagajSerbian
  • blåbröstad parakitSwedish
  • Mavi Gerdanlı PapağanTurkish
  • котора синьоволийUkrainian
  • 蓝喉鹦哥Chinese
  • 藍喉錐尾鸚鵡Chinese
  • 赭斑鸚哥〔藍領鸚哥〕Chinese

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Relatives of the ochre-marked parakeet

Other species in the same genus Pyrrhura.

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Common questions

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How big is the ochre-marked parakeet?

An adult ochre-marked parakeet weighs 91.4 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

Is the ochre-marked parakeet endangered?

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

What kind of animal is the ochre-marked parakeet?

The ochre-marked parakeet (Pyrrhura cruentata) belongs to the family Psittacidae in the order Psittaciformes.

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BibTeX
@misc{ochre_marked_parakeet_2026,
  title = {Ochre-marked parakeet (Pyrrhura cruentata)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/ochre-marked-parakeet},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}