Blue-crowned Parakeet

The Blue-crowned Parakeet, Blue-crowned Conure, or Sharp-tailed Conure (Aratinga acuticaudata) is a parakeet native to large parts of South America, from eastern Colombia in the north to northern Argentina in the south. They inhabit savanna-like habitats, woodland and forest margins, but avoid dense humid forest such as the Amazon.

Members of the genus Aratinga are officially called parakeets by the AOU and by birders, though usually called conures in aviculture.

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