Photo: Hector Bottai / CC BY-SA 4.0 (Wikimedia Commons)

Least Concern

Parrots

Black-capped Parakeet

Pyrrhura rupicola

Black-capped Parakeet (Pyrrhura rupicola) — Parrots & Cockatoos of South America.

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The Black-capped Parakeet (Pyrrhura rupicola) is a member of the Psittacidae family found in South America. Adults weigh 75 g. The IUCN Red List lists it as Least Concern.

Conservation status

IUCN Red List

LC Least Concern

Widespread and abundant — not currently at risk.

Where it fits

Class Aves
Order Psittaciformes
Family Psittacidae African & New World Parrots
Genus Pyrrhura
Species rupicola

Where it lives

Southwestern Amazonia

South America

Quick facts

Weight: 75 g
Diet: Fruit-eaters
Family: Psittacidae
Order: Psittaciformes
Habitat: Woodland

How to identify

Similar birds

Vulnerable

Biology & behaviour

Diet

The Black-capped Parakeet is a frugivore — it feeds mainly on fruit.

Behaviour

A bird of dense forest, it spends much of its time perched in trees and shrubs.

Migration

The Black-capped Parakeet is largely sedentary, staying within its range year-round rather than making regular long-distance migrations.

The Black-capped Parakeet (Pyrrhura rupicola) is a member of the Psittacidae family, within the order Psittaciformes. It occurs naturally across South America. Its distribution covers SA sw Amazonia.

It is a medium-sized bird. Adults weighs around 75 g, with a wing length of about 12.4 cm and a tail of around 11.8 cm.

The IUCN Red List currently assesses it as Least Concern. That category covers species that remain widespread and reasonably abundant in the wild.

Its mapped global range covers an estimated 546,000 km².

Songs & calls

Black-capped Parakeet — Flight call, song

Recorded by Jacob Wijpkema Licence: CC BY-NC-SA 4.0

Frequently asked questions

How big is the Black-capped Parakeet?

The Black-capped Parakeet is a medium-sized bird that weighs around 75 g.

Where does the Black-capped Parakeet live?

The Black-capped Parakeet is found across South America with a range covering SA sw Amazonia, where it favours woodland, forest and well-treed country.

What family does the Black-capped Parakeet belong to?

The Black-capped Parakeet (Pyrrhura rupicola) belongs to the Psittacidae family, in the order Psittaciformes.

What does the Black-capped Parakeet eat?

The Black-capped Parakeet is a frugivore — it feeds mainly on fruit.

Does the Black-capped Parakeet migrate?

The Black-capped Parakeet is largely sedentary, staying within its range year-round rather than making regular long-distance migrations.

Is the Black-capped Parakeet endangered?

The IUCN Red List currently assesses it as Least Concern That category covers species that remain widespread and reasonably abundant in the wild.

What sound does the Black-capped Parakeet make?

1 real field recording of the Black-capped Parakeet — including its flight call — can be played in the Songs & calls section on this page, credited to the recordist who captured it.

How large is the Black-capped Parakeet's range?

The Black-capped Parakeet has a mapped global range of about 546,000 km².