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Photo: Bernard DUPONT from FRANCE / CC BY-SA 2.0 (Wikimedia Commons)

The Nanday Parakeet (Aratinga nenday) is a member of the Psittacidae family found in South America. Adults weigh 128 g. The IUCN Red List lists it as Least Concern.

LC Least Concern

Widespread and abundant — not currently at risk.

Where it fits

  1. Class Aves
  2. Order Psittaciformes
  3. Family Psittacidae African & New World Parrots
  4. Genus Aratinga
  5. Species nenday

Where it lives

Southwestern Brazil and Bolivia to Paraguay and northern Argentina

Quick facts

Weight
128 g
Diet
Omnivores
Family
Psittacidae
Habitat
Woodland

How to identify

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Biology & behaviour

Diet

The Nanday Parakeet is a omnivore — it takes a broad, omnivorous diet of both plant and animal foods.

Behaviour

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

Migration

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

The Nanday Parakeet (Aratinga nenday) belongs to the Psittacidae family of the order Psittaciformes. It is found across South America. Its distribution covers SA sw Brazil and Bolivia to Paraguay and n Argentina.

It is a medium-sized bird. Adults weighs around 128 g, with a wing length of about 18.2 cm and a tail of around 18 cm.

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

The species has a mapped global range of roughly 260,000 km².

Songs & calls

Nanday Parakeet — Song / call

Recorded by Guillermo Menéndez (gmmv80) Licence: CC BY-NC-SA 4.0

Frequently asked questions

How big is the Nanday Parakeet?

The Nanday Parakeet is a medium-sized bird that weighs around 128 g.

Where does the Nanday Parakeet live?

The Nanday Parakeet is found across South America with a range covering SA sw Brazil and Bolivia to Paraguay and n Argentina, where it favours woodland, forest and well-treed country.

What family does the Nanday Parakeet belong to?

The Nanday Parakeet (Aratinga nenday) belongs to the Psittacidae family, in the order Psittaciformes.

What does the Nanday Parakeet eat?

The Nanday Parakeet is a omnivore — it takes a broad, omnivorous diet of both plant and animal foods.

Does the Nanday Parakeet migrate?

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

Is the Nanday 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 Nanday Parakeet make?

1 real field recording of the Nanday Parakeet can be played in the Songs & calls section on this page, credited to the recordist who captured it.

How large is the Nanday Parakeet's range?

The Nanday Parakeet has a mapped global range of about 260,000 km².

Conservation

Least Concern

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