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Nanday Parakeet (Aratinga nenday)
Verified source photographBernard DUPONTCC-BY-SA · View source
PRB-0250Psittaciformes

Nanday Parakeet

Perico Ñanday

Aratinga nenday

IntroducedIUCN LC · Least Concern

The nanday parakeet (Aratinga nenday), also known as the black-hooded parakeet or nanday conure, is a medium-small, mostly green, Neotropical parrot native to continental South America.

FamilyPsittacidaeNew World and African Parrots
Puerto Rico occurrenceIntroducedAvibase inferred core 380
Primary habitatforestsSavanna
Primary dietHerbivoreOmnivore
Average mass128.66666666666666 gGlobal trait estimate
MovementIrregular / nomadic movements; Sedentary / residentInsessorial

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XC1082302Recording 1 of 3call, flight call
Spectrogram of Nanday Parakeet: call, flight call
SpectrogramAratinga nenday

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Sound recorded by Aladdin · XC1082302 · CC BY-NC-SA 4.0. Visualization by Stichting Xeno-canto voor Natuurgeluiden.

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Island profile

Catalog scopeAvibase inferred core 380

About the Nanday Parakeet

The nanday parakeet (Aratinga nenday), also known as the black-hooded parakeet or nanday conure, is a medium-small, mostly green, Neotropical parrot native to continental South America.

Conservation

Least Concern

IUCN LC

Global IUCN
LC
Puerto Rico DNER
No current listing in source crosswalk
Federal ESA
No current listing in source crosswalk
Critical habitat
Not identified in source crosswalk

Natural history

How it lives

Habitat
forests
Elevation
Not resolved–800 m
Nest
Tree cavity · Pole; Tree
Clutch
3–4 eggs
Social behavior
Social / flocking; Pairs / family groups

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This bird belongs to 6 paths through the atlas.

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