White-eyed parakeet

Aratinga leucophthalma

The White-eyed parakeet (Aratinga leucophthalma) is a bird found in Brazil, Argentina, Peru and Ecuador. Forests and palms across South America. It eats fruit, seeds and nuts and leaves and other plant parts. The IUCN Red List lists it as Least Concern.

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Scientific name	Aratinga leucophthalma
Region	South America
Found in	Brazil, Argentina, Peru and Ecuador

🏡 Where the White-eyed parakeet lives

Forests and palms across South America.

🍽️ What it eats

🍎 Fruit30%
🌰 Seeds & nuts30%
🌿 Leaves & plants30%
🐛 Insects & bugs10%

A rough guide to its diet over a year. Source: EltonTraits (Wilman et al. 2014).

Conservation status

LCNTVUENCREWEX

Least ConcernThere are plenty of these birds.

💡 Its name comes from the pale ring around each eye.

Hear the White-eyed parakeet

Recorded by Aran Rodrigues Cardoso (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0), xeno-canto XC1165475. Trimmed to a few seconds.

Questions about the White-eyed parakeet

Where does the White-eyed parakeet live?

The White-eyed parakeet lives in Brazil, Argentina, Peru and Ecuador. Forests and palms across South America.

What does the White-eyed parakeet eat?

fruit (about 30%), seeds and nuts (about 30%), leaves and other plant parts (about 30%), insects and other small invertebrates (about 10%). These are rough shares of its diet over a year, from the EltonTraits database.

Is the White-eyed parakeet endangered?

There are plenty of these birds. Its IUCN Red List category is Least Concern.

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Sources: IUCN Red List (via Wikidata), EltonTraits 1.0 (Wilman et al. 2014), GBIF sightings for countries, Wikipedia. Last updated 2026-10-19.