 The bird has a wide range, but is locally rare in the wild; they are common in aviculture, where they are known as "jenday conures".The first description of a bird called "jendaya" was by German naturalist, Georg Marcgraf, during his 1638 expedition through Dutch Brazil.It was first classified by German naturalist Johann Gmelin as "Psittacus jandaya" in his "Systema Naturae", 1788, based on "Psittacula brasiliensis lutea" of Brisson,1760; "jandaya" of Ray,1676; and "yellow-headed parrot" of Latham, 1781.