A medium-sized parrot with deep green plumage and a very characteristic bright blue crown that gives it its name. The cheeks and forehead are blue, the rest of the body green with darker wingtips. The bill is curved and grayish. The tail is long and pointed. It measures 34 to 37 cm. It lives in gallery forest and Chaco woodland, and nests in tree cavities or in the abandoned nests of other birds.
Behaviour
Very noisy and social. It flies in groups of 5 to 30 individuals with continuous, shrill calls that announce its presence from afar. It feeds on fruit, seeds and flowers in the forest canopy. It occasionally comes down to the ground to eat mineral-rich clay soil.
How and when to see it
Year round. Easily detected by the noise before it is seen. The portals with well-preserved gallery forest hold the flocks.
Where to see it in the Iberá
The gateways of the Great Iberá Park where blue-crowned parakeet has confirmed presence:
Tours to see it
Verified providers operating at the gateways where blue-crowned parakeet lives. You contact them directly on WhatsApp from the app.
- Gaucho Argentino
Horseback journeys across a network of refuges in Iberá. Multi-day rides with overnight…★ 5.0 - Jurassic Plant - Night Tour
The only carnivorous-plant garden in Argentina and a pioneer in Latin America. A guided…★ 5.0 - Irupé Excursiones
Guided hiking. Guided visit to museums, historic sites, chapels and trails of the town…★ 5.0 - Guyra Wild Guides - Birding
Birdwatching tour and photo safari with specialized ornithologist guides. Yamil and…★ 5.0
Species profile
- Common nameBlue-crowned Parakeet
- Scientific nameThectocercus acuticaudatus
- GroupBird
- StatusNative
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