A medium-sized parakeet with bright green plumage and a completely coal-black head that makes it unmistakable. The primary flight feathers are bright blue, very visible in flight. The thighs and the underwing coverts are red. The bill is grayish. The tail is long and bluish green. It measures 27 to 30 cm. Its core range is in the Chaco and the Pantanal; in Corrientes it is occasional, tied to palm groves and open woodland near the wetlands.
Behaviour
Gregarious and noisy. It flies in flocks of 10 to 50 individuals in fast, direct flight over the canopy of palms and trees. When the groups settle in a tree, they make a deafening racket. It feeds on palm fruit, seeds and shoots. It nests in hollow palms or in nests abandoned by other birds.
How and when to see it
Occasional in Iberá: almost all the open records are from Carlos Pellegrini and Portal Laguna Iberá, in small groups, between 2003 and 2019. When it does appear, it is seen at dusk over palms and open woodland.
Where to see it in the Iberá
The gateways of the Great Iberá Park where nanday parakeet has confirmed presence:
Tours to see it
Verified providers operating at the gateways where nanday parakeet lives. You contact them directly on WhatsApp from the app.
- Esteros Ñe’é
Experiences with local storytelling and a cultural take on the marshes.★ 5.0 - Gaucho Argentino
Horseback journeys across a network of refuges in Iberá. Multi-day rides with overnight…★ 5.0 - Irupé Excursiones
Guided hiking. Guided visit to museums, historic sites, chapels and trails of the town…★ 5.0 - Navegando Ituzaingó
Private sailboat rides on the Paraná with captain Mario: sunrise, morning and sunset…★ 5.0
Species profile
- Common nameNanday Parakeet
- Scientific nameAratinga nenday
- GroupBird
- StatusNative
- ConservationThreatened in Argentina (national conservation status: MAyDS and Aves Argentinas, 2017).
Conservation: national status published by the SIB (Argentine National Parks).
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