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Blue-crowned Parakeet

Thectocercus acuticaudatus

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Easily confused with

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Where it is recorded

Records by month in Argentina.January 64, February 52, March 42, April 82, May 119, June 85, July 158, August 122, September 105, October 164, November 78, December 59.
United States13,270
Argentina1,130
California763
La Pampa725
Portugal315
LISBOA315
Hawaii249
Brazil158
Córdoba145
Catamarca72

Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.

Traits

Behavioral

  • MimicCan mimic sounds or other speciesChecked by the maintainer
  • SmartDemonstrates problem-solving and learningChecked by the maintainer

Classification

KingdomAnimals · Animalia
PhylumChordates · Chordata
ClassBirds · Aves
OrderParrots · Psittaciformes
FamilyNew World and African Parrots · Psittacidae
GenusThectocercus

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