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Ouvea parakeet

Eunymphicus uvaeensis (E. L. Layard & E. L. C. Layard, 1882)

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The ouvea parakeet (Eunymphicus uvaeensis) is a species in the family Psittaculidae, order Psittaciformes. Recorded adults weigh about 130 g and live up to 19.7 years. Source checklists list it for 1 country: Australia. Its IUCN Red List status is Vulnerable.

Ouvea parakeet (Eunymphicus uvaeensis)
Photo: Tunpin.ong · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Quick facts about the ouvea parakeet

Weight
130 gsrc for Weight
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
19.7 yearssrc for Lifespan
Diet
Omnivoresrc for Diet
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
forestsrc for Habitat
Young per litter or clutch
3src 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
1 countrysrc for Countries on record

Where does the ouvea parakeet live?

Countries where Catalogue of Life checklists list the species. Many checklists carry no country data, so the list is often incomplete. It is not a range map.

The ouvea parakeet is listed for 1 country.

Australia
  • Listed
  • Not listed
small islands are not drawn at this scale

The same countries as a list

  1. Australia

Why a country list is not a range map

Listed by: ITIS (scope: global), through the Catalogue of Life.

What is the ouvea parakeet?

Quoted from WikipediaCC BY-SA 4.0

The Ouvea parakeet (Eunymphicus uvaeensis) or Uvea parakeet, is a species of parrot in the genus Eunymphicus, in the family Psittaculidae. It is endemic to the island of Uvea, including Faiava Island in the Loyalty Islands, New Caledonia. The species was once considered conspecific with the horned parakeet of Grande Terre, but they have now been split into two species.

From the Wikipedia article “Ouvea parakeet” (en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Ouvea_parakeet&oldid=1379922706), 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 ouvea parakeet endangered?

The ouvea 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 ouvea parakeet classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classAves
  4. orderPsittaciformes
  5. familyPsittaculidae
  6. genusEunymphicus
  7. SpeciesEunymphicus uvaeensis (E. L. Layard & E. L. C. Layard, 1882)

Synonyms Cyanoramphus cornutus uvaeensis, Cynoramphus cornutus uvaeensis, Eunymphicus cornutus uvaeensis, Nymphicus uvaeensis

Other names and names in other languages (43)
  • Ouvéa parakeetEnglish
  • Short-horned parrotEnglish
  • Uvea crested parakeetEnglish
  • Uvea parakeetEnglish
  • Uvea parakeetEnglish
  • درة أفياArabic
  • Cotorra d'OuvéaCatalan
  • cotorra de l'illa OuveaCatalan
  • kakariki maskovýCzech
  • papoušek ostrovníCzech
  • UveahornparakitDanish
  • OuvéasittichGerman
  • OuvéahornsittichGerman
  • uveaa papagoEsperanto
  • Perico de UveaSpanish
  • tupsuviherkaijaFinnish
  • Kakariki d'OuvéaFrench
  • Perruche d'OuvéaFrench
  • Perruche d’OuvéaFrench
  • crvenočela kozicaCroatian
  • uvea papagájHungarian
  • ouveai szarvaspapagájHungarian
  • Parrocchetto di UveaItalian
  • ウベアインコJapanese
  • Uvea salos papūgaLithuanian
  • Uvea salos raguotoji papūgaLithuanian
  • Луайоте шуран попугайWestern Mari
  • Tsídii yáłtiʼí tseentélí binákʼee halzhinígííNavajo
  • OuvéahoornparkietDutch
  • uveaparakittNorwegian
  • modrolotka zielonoczubaPolish
  • periquito-de-uveaPortuguese
  • periquito-da-OuvéaPortuguese
  • periquito-de-ouveaPortuguese
  • periquito-de-ouvéaPortuguese
  • Хохлатый попугайRussian
  • kakariki sadovýSlovak
  • Uvea eunimfikus papagajSerbian
  • ouvéaparakitSwedish
  • Yeşil Başlı Sorguçlu PapağanTurkish
  • какарікі садовийUkrainian
  • 乌岛翎冠鹦鹉Chinese
  • 烏維亞角鸚鵡Chinese

Catalogue of LifeWikipediaiNaturalistTAXREFWikidataIUCN Red List

Relatives of the ouvea parakeet

Other species in the same genus Eunymphicus.

CompareOuvea parakeet vs Horned parakeet

Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

How big is the ouvea parakeet?

An adult ouvea parakeet weighs 130 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

Where does the ouvea parakeet live?

Catalogue of Life checklists list the ouvea parakeet for 1 country: Australia. Checklist coverage is uneven, so the true range may be wider.

Is the ouvea parakeet endangered?

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

How long does the ouvea parakeet live?

The ouvea parakeet has a recorded lifespan of 19.7 years.

What kind of animal is the ouvea parakeet?

The ouvea parakeet (Eunymphicus uvaeensis) belongs to the family Psittaculidae 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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BibTeX
@misc{ouvea_parakeet_2026,
  title = {Ouvea parakeet (Eunymphicus uvaeensis)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/ouvea-parakeet},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}