Conurus weddellii Deville, 1851 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.

With a typical length of 25–28 cm (10–11 in) and a weight around 100 grams, it is slightly smaller than the sun conure.

Many people call these conures minimacaws because they have skin near their beaks and eyes, similar to the macaw.

Their predators (along with many other neotropical parrots) include many birds of prey, monkeys, and in some cases, jaguars.

[citation needed] They are fairly easy to breed if provided with a durable nest box, and will lay up to three clutches per year.