Pyrrhura molinae
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In 3 days >90%
The green-cheeked parakeet (Pyrrhura molinae), also sometimes known as the green-cheeked conure in aviculture, is a species of bird in subfamily Arinae of the family Psittacidae, aka the parrots. It is found in Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, and Paraguay. It is also a popular pet bird.
However, by the principle of priority the older name hypoxantha replaced sordida. The green-cheeked parakeet has also been treated as conspecific with the maroon-bellied parakeet (P. frontalis). The green-cheeked parakeet is most closely related to the maroon-bellied, pearly (P. lepida), and crimson-bellied (P. perlata) parakeets.
The green-cheeked parakeet is 25 to 26 cm (9.8 to 10 in) long and weighs 62 to 81 g (2.2 to 2.9 oz). The sexes are the same sizes. Adults of the... Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Amboró National Park | 🇧🇴 Bolivia |
More parks will be added in future updates.
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Santa Cruz de la Sierra | 🇧🇴 Bolivia | |
| 2 | Buenos Aires | 🇦🇷 Argentina |
Very likely
About 70% of wildlife watchers report a Green-cheeked Parakeet sighting in Amboró National Park on a given day, based on 368 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 6th most-seen of the 273 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to over 90%, if each day is a fresh chance.
May and December–January
In those months about 80% of wildlife watchers report a Green-cheeked Parakeet in Amboró National Park on a given day, against about 50% in February, the lowest month. Those are among Amboró National Park's wettest months, with about 280 mm of rain a month against 90 mm in September. June has too few records to rate.
Between 8 and 11 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Green-cheeked Parakeet sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Only Amboró National Park, in our data
Amboró National Park is the only park on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Green-cheeked Parakeet sightings: about 70% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
Same family: Psittacidae
The closest relatives of the Green-cheeked Parakeet that you can see in Amboró National Park (family Psittacidae, New World and African Parrots) are Mitred Parakeet (about 70%), Blue-fronted Parrot (about 70%) and Military Macaw (about 60%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Green-cheeked Parakeet is recorded against all the birds logged in Amboró National Park (368 verified sightings from 2019 to 2026), calibrated against known sighting rates. Figures are rounded to the nearest 10% because citizen-science data supports honest approximations, not decimals, and months with records from fewer than five people show "—". How it works.
