blue-crowned conure vs Prickly Juniper

Aratinga acuticaudata compared with Juniperus oxycedrus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	blue-crowned conure	Prickly Juniper
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Coniferophyta (Conifers)
Class	Aves (Birds)	Pinopsida (Conifers)
Order	Psittaciformes (Parrots)	Pinales (Pines & Allies)
Family	Psittacidae (True Parrots)	Cupressaceae
Genus	Aratinga	Juniperus
Species	Aratinga acuticaudata	Juniperus oxycedrus

Conservation Status

blue-crowned conure

LC — Least Concern

Prickly Juniper

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	blue-crowned conure	Prickly Juniper
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

blue-crowned conure

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Found across Europe (6 countries) and North America (United States).

Prickly Juniper

Habitat

Typically found in temperate and boreal forests, often at higher elevations.

Range

Found in India.

blue-crowned conure

The Blue-crowned conure (Aratinga acuticaudata) is a species in the genus Aratinga. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.