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title: "Dusky-headed Parakeet"
description: "Aratinga weddellii — Birds. The dusky-headed parakeet (Aratinga weddellii), also known as Weddell's conure or dusky-headed conure in aviculture, is a small green Neotropical parrot with dusty grey head found in wooded habitats in the western Amazon basin of South America."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/animal/dusky-headed-parakeet
last_updated: 2026-09-20
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# Dusky-headed Parakeet

> Aratinga weddellii — Birds. The dusky-headed parakeet (Aratinga weddellii), also known as Weddell's conure or dusky-headed conure in aviculture, is a small green Neotropical parrot with dusty grey head found in wooded habitats in the western Amazon basin of South America.

- Scientific name: *Aratinga weddellii*
- Category: `birds` (Birds)
- Habitats: `forest` (Forest), `zoo` (Zoo & pets)
- iNaturalist observations: 1535
- Wikidata: [Q740580](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q740580)
- iNaturalist taxon: [19182](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/19182)

## Names

- en: Dusky-headed Parakeet
- de: Weddellsittich
- es: Lorita Pico Negro
- fr: Conure de Weddell
- nl: Weddells aratinga
- pt: Periquito-de-cabeça-suja
- pl: Konura łuskogłowa

## Countries with the most observations

PE (393), BO (362), EC (310), BR (203), CO (101)

## Summary

The dusky-headed parakeet (Aratinga weddellii), also known as Weddell's conure or dusky-headed conure in aviculture, is a small green Neotropical parrot with dusty grey head found in wooded habitats in the western Amazon basin of South America. Its range extends from southeastern Colombia south through eastern Ecuador, eastern Peru, and southwest Amazonian Brazil, to central Bolivia. It prefers semiopen habitats such as várzea, forest edge, and forest remnants, but can also be found in coffee plantations. It is generally common and its habitat preference makes it less vulnerable than many other Amazonian species.…

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dusky-headed_parakeet

## Photo

![Dusky-headed Parakeet](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/dusky-headed-parakeet/medium.jpg)

Photo: Naturalist Tours · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/54801786

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/dusky-headed-parakeet?lang=en` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).