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Peach-fronted parakeet

Eupsittula aurea (J. F. Gmelin, 1788)

LCLeast Concernparrots

The peach-fronted parakeet (Eupsittula aurea) is a species in the family Psittacidae, order Psittaciformes. Recorded adults weigh 82.8 g to 87 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.

Peach-fronted parakeet (Eupsittula aurea)
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Quick facts about the peach-fronted parakeet

Weight
82.8 g – 87 gsrc for Weight
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Diet
Omnivoresrc for Diet
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
grasslandsrc 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
Least Concern (IUCN)src for Conservation status
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the peach-fronted parakeet live?

Not recorded

What is the peach-fronted parakeet?

Quoted from WikipediaCC BY-SA 4.0

The peach-fronted parakeet (Eupsittula aurea), known as the peach-fronted conure in aviculture, is a species of bird in subfamily Arinae of the family Psittacidae, the African and New World parrots. It is found in Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Paraguay, Peru, and Suriname.

From the Wikipedia article “Peach-fronted parakeet” (en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Peach-fronted_parakeet&oldid=1374509734), 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 peach-fronted parakeet endangered?

The peach-fronted 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 peach-fronted parakeet classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classAves
  4. orderPsittaciformes
  5. familyPsittacidae
  6. genusEupsittula
  7. SpeciesEupsittula aurea (J. F. Gmelin, 1788)

Synonyms Aratinga aurea, Eupsittula aurea aurea, Psittacus aureus, Psittacus brasiliensis

Other names and names in other languages (33)
  • ببغاء خوخي الجبهةArabic
  • aratinga coronadaCatalan
  • aratinga zlatočelýCzech
  • conwra talcenfelynWelsh
  • HalvmåneparakitDanish
  • GoldstirnsittichGerman
  • persikfrunta papagoEsperanto
  • Aratinga frentidoradaSpanish
  • Calancate frente doradaSpanish
  • kampo-aratingaEstonian
  • persikka-arattiFinnish
  • Conure couronnéeFrench
  • vatročela jandajaCroatian
  • aranyhomlokú aratingaHungarian
  • Parrocchetto frontepescaItalian
  • テツバシメキシコインコJapanese
  • rausvakaktė aratingaLithuanian
  • GoudvoorhoofdparkietDutch
  • gullpanneparakittNorwegian
  • konura brazylijskaPolish
  • periquito-reiPortuguese
  • Jandaia-coquinhoPortuguese
  • periquito-de-testa-douradaPortuguese
  • Periquito-estrelaPortuguese
  • Tui-aputejubaPortuguese
  • Златолобая аратингаRussian
  • klinochvost zlatočelýSlovak
  • Zlatočela aratingaSerbian
  • guldpannad parakitSwedish
  • Altın Alınlı PapağanTurkish
  • аратинга бразильськийUkrainian
  • 桃額鸚哥Chinese
  • 粉额鹦哥Chinese

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Relatives of the peach-fronted parakeet

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Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

How big is the peach-fronted parakeet?

An adult peach-fronted parakeet weighs 82.8 g – 87 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

Is the peach-fronted parakeet endangered?

The peach-fronted 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 peach-fronted parakeet?

The peach-fronted parakeet (Eupsittula aurea) belongs to the family Psittacidae in the order Psittaciformes.

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BibTeX
@misc{peach_fronted_parakeet_2026,
  title = {Peach-fronted parakeet (Eupsittula aurea)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/peach-fronted-parakeet},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}