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title: "Mitred Parakeet"
description: "Psittacara mitratus — Birds. The mitred parakeet (Psittacara mitratus), also known as the mitred conure in aviculture, is a species of bird in subfamily Arinae of the family Psittacidae, the African and New World parrots."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/animal/mitred-parakeet
last_updated: 2026-09-20
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# Mitred Parakeet

> Psittacara mitratus — Birds. The mitred parakeet (Psittacara mitratus), also known as the mitred conure in aviculture, is a species of bird in subfamily Arinae of the family Psittacidae, the African and New World parrots.

- Scientific name: *Psittacara mitratus*
- Category: `birds` (Birds)
- Habitats: `zoo` (Zoo & pets)
- iNaturalist observations: 4050
- Wikidata: [Q27074997](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q27074997)
- iNaturalist taxon: [367571](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/367571)

## Names

- en: Mitred Parakeet
- de: Rotmaskensittich
- es: Perico Mitrado
- fr: Conure mitrée
- pt: Mitrata
- pl: Szmaragdolotka maskowa

## Countries with the most observations

US (1858), BO (335), ES (322), AR (303), PE (276), MX (42), FR (32)

## Summary

The mitred parakeet (Psittacara mitratus), also known as the mitred conure in aviculture, is a species of bird in subfamily Arinae of the family Psittacidae, the African and New World parrots. It is native to Argentina, Bolivia, and Peru. It has been introduced to Uruguay and is established there. There are also substantial populations in the US states of California and Florida and smaller numbers in Hawaii.

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

## Photo

![Mitred Parakeet](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/mitred-parakeet/medium.jpg)

Photo: Vijay Barve · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/199314161

## Machine access

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