Slender-billed parakeet
Enicognathus leptorhynchus (P. P. King, 1831)
The slender-billed parakeet (Enicognathus leptorhynchus) is a species in the family Psittacidae, order Psittaciformes. Recorded adults weigh 193 g to 286 g and live up to 19.5 years. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.
Quick facts about the slender-billed parakeet
- Weight
- 193 g – 286 gsrc for Weight
- Length
- Not recorded
- Lifespan
- 19.5 yearssrc for Lifespan
- Diet
- Omnivoresrc for Diet
- Main food
- Not recorded
- Habitat
- forestsrc for Habitat
- Young per litter or clutch
- 3.25 – 3.5src for Young per litter or clutch
- Lifestyle
- Perchingsrc for Lifestyle
- Migration
- Partialsrc for Migration
- Conservation status
- Least Concern (IUCN)src for Conservation status
- Countries on record
- Not recorded
Where does the slender-billed parakeet live?
Not recorded
What is the slender-billed parakeet?
The slender-billed parakeet (Enicognathus leptorhynchus) or choroy, is a species of bird in subfamily Arinae of the family Psittacidae, the African and New World parrots. It is endemic to Chile, where it is known by the local common name choroy.
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Is the slender-billed parakeet endangered?
The slender-billed parakeet is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List: it is not currently at risk of extinction.
- LCLeast Concern
- NTNear Threatened
- VUVulnerable
- ENEndangered
- CRCritically Endangered
- EWExtinct in the Wild
- 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 slender-billed parakeet classified?
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- classAves
- orderPsittaciformes
- familyPsittacidae
- genusEnicognathus
- SpeciesEnicognathus leptorhynchus (P. P. King, 1831)
Synonyms Cyanoliseus byroni, Enicognathus leptorhychus, Enicognathus leptorhynchus byroni, Enicognathus leptorhynchus leptorhynchus, Psittacara leptorhyncha, Psittacus byroni
Other names and names in other languages (36)
- Slender-billed conureEnglish
- Slender-billed conureEnglish
- ببغاء نحيل المنقارArabic
- YawilmaMapuche
- Cotorra xilenaCatalan
- cotorra de XileCatalan
- kogna dlouhozobýCzech
- papoušek dlouhozobýCzech
- conwra pigfainWelsh
- LangnæbsparakitDanish
- LangschnabelsittichGerman
- stretbeka papagoEsperanto
- ChoroySpanish
- Cotorra choroySpanish
- tšiili pöögipapagoiEstonian
- chilenarattiFinnish
- Conure à long becFrench
- oštrokljuna papigaCroatian
- hosszúcsőrű papagájHungarian
- Երկարակտուց զմրուխտե թութակArmenian
- Parrocchetto beccosottileItalian
- ハシナガインコJapanese
- liaunasnapė australinė papūgaLithuanian
- LangsnavelparkietDutch
- langnebbparakittNorwegian
- krasnogonka długodziobaPolish
- periquito-de-bico-finoPortuguese
- Длинноклювая которраRussian
- Длинноклювый изумрудный попугайRussian
- červenochvost dlhozobýSlovak
- Dugokljuni enikognatus papagajSerbian
- chileparakitSwedish
- Uzun Gagalı PapağanTurkish
- папуга-червонохвіст довгодзьобийUkrainian
- 細嘴鸚哥Chinese
- 细嘴鹦哥Chinese
Relatives of the slender-billed parakeet
Other species in the same genus Enicognathus.
Austral parakeet
Enicognathus ferrugineus
Common questions
Answered only where our data holds the answer.
How big is the slender-billed parakeet?
An adult slender-billed parakeet weighs 193 g – 286 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.
Is the slender-billed parakeet endangered?
The slender-billed parakeet is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List, meaning it is not currently at risk of extinction.
How long does the slender-billed parakeet live?
The slender-billed parakeet has a recorded lifespan of 19.5 years.
What kind of animal is the slender-billed parakeet?
The slender-billed parakeet (Enicognathus leptorhynchus) 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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