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Short-tailed parrot

Graydidascalus brachyurus (Temminck & Kuhl, 1820)

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The short-tailed parrot (Graydidascalus brachyurus) is a species in the family Psittacidae, order Psittaciformes. Recorded adults weigh about 159 g and live up to 13.2 years. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.

Short-tailed parrot (Graydidascalus brachyurus)
Photo: Hector Bottai · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Quick facts about the short-tailed parrot

Weight
159 gsrc for Weight
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
13.2 yearssrc for Lifespan
Diet
Frugivoresrc for Diet
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
forestsrc for Habitat
Young per litter or clutch
Not recorded
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 short-tailed parrot live?

Not recorded

What is the short-tailed parrot?

Quoted from WikipediaCC BY-SA 4.0

The short-tailed parrot (Graydidascalus brachyurus) is a species of bird in subfamily Arinae of the family Psittacidae, the African and New World parrots. It is found in Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, and Peru.

From the Wikipedia article “Short-tailed parrot” (en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Short-tailed_parrot&oldid=1330618258), 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 short-tailed parrot endangered?

The short-tailed parrot 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 short-tailed parrot classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classAves
  4. orderPsittaciformes
  5. familyPsittacidae
  6. genusGraydidascalus
  7. SpeciesGraydidascalus brachyurus (Temminck & Kuhl, 1820)

Synonyms Graydidascalus brachyurus brachyurus, Psittacus brachyurus, Psittacus viridissimus

Other names and names in other languages (30)
  • ببغاء قصير الذيلArabic
  • lloro cuacurtCatalan
  • amazónek krátkoocasýCzech
  • StumphalepapegøjeDanish
  • KurzschwanzpapageiGerman
  • kurtvosta papagoEsperanto
  • Lorito colicortoSpanish
  • liblikpapagoiEstonian
  • töpöarattiFinnish
  • Pione à queue courteFrench
  • Caïque à queue courteFrench
  • crvenooka papigaCroatian
  • rövidfarkú papagájHungarian
  • Pappagallo codacortaItalian
  • ヨツボシミドリインコJapanese
  • trumpauodegė papūgaLithuanian
  • KortstaartpapegaaiDutch
  • korthalepapegøyeNorwegian
  • szmaragdówkaPolish
  • curica-verdePortuguese
  • papagaio-de-cauda-curtaPortuguese
  • Короткохвостый попугайRussian
  • Короткохвостый амазонетRussian
  • amazoňan krátkochvostýSlovak
  • Kratkorepi papagajSerbian
  • kortstjärtad papegojaSwedish
  • Kısa Kuyruklu PapağanTurkish
  • папуга короткохвостийUkrainian
  • 短尾鸚哥Chinese
  • 短尾鹦哥Chinese

Catalogue of LifeWikipediaiNaturalistTAXREFWikidataIUCN Red List

Relatives of the short-tailed parrot

Other species in the same family Psittacidae.

EN, Endangered
Grey parrot (Psittacus erithacus)

Grey parrot

Psittacus erithacus

Psittacidae

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Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

How big is the short-tailed parrot?

An adult short-tailed parrot weighs 159 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

Is the short-tailed parrot endangered?

The short-tailed parrot is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List, meaning it is not currently at risk of extinction.

How long does the short-tailed parrot live?

The short-tailed parrot has a recorded lifespan of 13.2 years.

What kind of animal is the short-tailed parrot?

The short-tailed parrot (Graydidascalus brachyurus) belongs to the family Psittacidae in the order Psittaciformes.

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Data as of 2026-11-11. How this page is put together.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Short-tailed parrot (Graydidascalus brachyurus). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/short-tailed-parrot

MLA

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BibTeX
@misc{short_tailed_parrot_2026,
  title = {Short-tailed parrot (Graydidascalus brachyurus)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/short-tailed-parrot},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}