Red-crowned Parakeet

About the Red-crowned Parakeet

Also known as: Rose-fronted Parakeet, Red-fronted Parakeet, kākāriki

The Red-crowned Parakeet is a small species of parrot native to New Zealand. It is also known as the Rose-fronted Parakeet, Red-fronted Parakeet, or by its Māori name: kākāriki.

Red-crowned Parakeets can be recognized by their bright green body plumage, pale beaks, blue outerwing feathers (visible during flight) and bright red feathers at the crown, forehead, and eye-stripe. Females are similar but have yellow at the underwing.

Red-crowned Parakeets were formerly abundant, distributed across both of New Zealand's largest islands. Predation by non-native species threatened the population, which has since stabilized though numbers are still below their historical population.

Red-crowned Parakeets are relatively popular in aviculture. In the pet trade they are commonly called Red-fronted Parakeets.

Red-crowned Parakeet Photos

Details & Statistics

Added to Birdorable

Hatched 3 April 2019

Scientific Name

Cyanoramphus novaezelandiae

Order:

Psittaciformes

Family:

Psittaculidae

Genus:

Cyanoramphus

Species:

C. novaezelandiae

Bird Family

Parrots & Parakeets

Conservation Status

Near Threatened (as of 20 March 2020)

Least Concern (LC)
Near Threatened (NT)
Vulnerable (VU)
Endangered (EN)
Critically Endangered (CR)
Extinct in the Wild (EW)
Extinct (EX)

Source: IUCN Red List

Measurements

Length:

8.3 to 9.1 inches

(21.1 to 23.1 cm)

Range

Australia and New Zealand

Conservation

The Red-crowned Parakeet is listed as Near Threatened on the IUCN Red List and was last assessed in 2015 by BirdLife International. This newly defined species is listed as Near Threatened because it occupies a small range in which habitat is thought to be becoming very fragmented and continuing to decline in extent and quality, with declines in the population also taking place owing to a variety of threats.