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White-winged parakeet

Brotogeris versicolurus (P. L. S. Müller, 1776)

LCLeast Concernparrots

The white-winged parakeet (Brotogeris versicolurus) is a species in the family Psittacidae, order Psittaciformes. Recorded adults weigh 68.3 g to 73.7 g and live up to 23.7 years. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.

White-winged parakeet (Brotogeris versicolurus)
Photo: Richard Crossley · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Quick facts about the white-winged parakeet

Weight
68.3 g – 73.7 gsrc for Weight
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
23.7 yearssrc for Lifespan
Diet
Omnivoresrc for Diet
Longest recorded lifespan
37 years
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
forestsrc for Habitat
Egg incubation
25.5 dayssrc for Egg incubation
Young per litter or clutch
5src for Young per litter or clutch
Age at maturity
2 yearssrc for Age at maturity
Litters or clutches a year
1src for Litters or clutches a year
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 white-winged parakeet live?

Not recorded

What is the white-winged parakeet?

Quoted from WikipediaCC BY-SA 4.0

The white-winged parakeet (Brotogeris versicolurus), or canary-winged parakeet is a small parrot native to the Amazon River basin from southeast Colombia to the rivers mouth in Brazil. Caged birds have been released and the birds have established self-sustaining populations in Lima, Peru, Los Angeles, and Miami, Florida areas of the United States, and in Puerto Rico. They were also present in San Francisco, California until the mid-2000s. Although feral birds are showing some recent declines as nesters in the United States, they seem to be doing well in their native habitat.

From the Wikipedia article “White-winged parakeet” (en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=White-winged_parakeet&oldid=1359980755), 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 white-winged parakeet endangered?

The white-winged 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 white-winged parakeet classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classAves
  4. orderPsittaciformes
  5. familyPsittacidae
  6. genusBrotogeris
  7. SpeciesBrotogeris versicolurus (P. L. S. Müller, 1776)

Synonyms Brotogeris versicolurus versicolurus, Psittacus versicolurus

Other names and names in other languages (40)
  • Canary-winged parakeetEnglish
  • Canary-winged parakeetEnglish
  • cotorreta versicolorCatalan
  • tirika bělokřídlýCzech
  • papoušek bělokřídlýCzech
  • Hvidvinget ParakitDanish
  • WeißflügelsittichGerman
  • Inka-SittichGerman
  • blankflugila papagoEsperanto
  • Catita versicolorSpanish
  • Periquito aliamarilloSpanish
  • Periquito aliblancoSpanish
  • Periquito de alas blancasSpanish
  • kuldtiib-viherpapagoiEstonian
  • guayananarattiFinnish
  • Toui à ailes variéesFrench
  • Perriche à ailes variéesFrench
  • riječna papigaCroatian
  • fehérszárnyú papagájHungarian
  • fehérszárnyú tirikapapagájHungarian
  • Parrocchetto alicanarinoItalian
  • ソデジロインコJapanese
  • baltasparnė plonasnapė papūgaLithuanian
  • baltspārnu papagailisLatvian
  • WitvleugelparkietDutch
  • hvitvingeparakittNorwegian
  • stadniczka białoskrzydłaPolish
  • periquito-da-campinaPortuguese
  • periquito-d'asa-brancaPortuguese
  • Periquito-de-asa-brancaPortuguese
  • Periquito-de-asas-amarelasPortuguese
  • Светлокрылая катитаRussian
  • Канареечнокрылый тонкоклювый попугайRussian
  • tirika bielokrídlaSlovak
  • Belokrili brotogeris papagajSerbian
  • vitvingad parakitSwedish
  • Ak Kanatlı PapağanTurkish
  • тіріка амазонійськийUkrainian
  • 白翅鸚哥Chinese
  • 淡黄翅鹦哥Chinese

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Relatives of the white-winged parakeet

Other species in the same genus Brotogeris.

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Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

How big is the white-winged parakeet?

An adult white-winged parakeet weighs 68.3 g – 73.7 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

Is the white-winged parakeet endangered?

The white-winged parakeet is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List, meaning it is not currently at risk of extinction.

How long does the white-winged parakeet live?

The white-winged parakeet has a recorded lifespan of 23.7 years.

What kind of animal is the white-winged parakeet?

The white-winged parakeet (Brotogeris versicolurus) belongs to the family Psittacidae in the order Psittaciformes.

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BibTeX
@misc{white_winged_parakeet_2026,
  title = {White-winged parakeet (Brotogeris versicolurus)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/white-winged-parakeet},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}