Blue-crowned Conure Thectocercus acuticaudatus (prev. Aratinga acuticaudatus)

Blue-crowned Conure
Sharp-tailed Conure
The Blue-crowned Conure, also known as the Sharp-tailed Conure or Parakeet, is native to much of the northern half of South America.
Blue-crowned Conure
Blue-crowned Conure
Sharp-tailed Conure
There are five subspecies over its extensive range; one has a yellow eye-ring, one has darker blue cheeks and one has a pinkish lower beak rather than black.
Blue-crowned Conure
Blue-crowned Conure
Sharp-tailed Conure
Juveniles don't have the blue head.
Blue-crowned Conure
Blue-crowned Conure
Sharp-tailed Conure
It has been moved from the "Aratinga" group of conures to its own group.
Blue-crowned Conure
Sharp-tailed Conure
Sharp-tailed Conure
Its second Latin name means sharp-tailed since its long tail tapers to a point. The undertail is red; tail may show a yellow tip.
Blue-crowned Conure
Blue-crowned Conure
Sharp-tailed Conure
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