Brotogeris chrysoptera
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In 3 days ~40% in a week ~60%
The golden-winged parakeet (Brotogeris chrysoptera) is a species of bird in subfamily Arinae of the family Psittacidae, the African and New World parrots. It is found in Bolivia, Brazil, French Guiana, Guyana, Suriname, and Venezuela.
The golden-winged parakeet was formally described in 1766 by the Swedish naturalist Carl Linnaeus in the twelfth edition of his Systema Naturae. He placed it with all the other parrots in the genus Psittacus and coined the binomial name Psittacus chrysopterus. Linnaeus based his description on the "golden-winged parakeet" that had been described and illustrated in 1760 by the English naturalist George Edwards in the second volume of his Gleanings of Natural History. Edwards was uncertain about the origin of his specimen. Linnaeus specified the type location as "India". It was redesignated as "Guiana" in 1912. The golden-winged parakeet is now one of eight species placed in the genus Brotogeris that was introduced in 1925 by Irish zoologist Nicholas Aylward Vigors. The genus name is from the Ancient Greek brotogērus meaning "with human voice". The specific epithet chrysoptera is from the Ancient Greek khrusopteros meaning... Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brownsberg Nature Park | 🇸🇷 Suriname | |
| 2 | Anavilhanas National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Belém | 🇧🇷 Brazil |
| # | Zoo / Centre | Country | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Loro Parque | 🇪🇸 Spain |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Golden-winged Parakeet sighting in Brownsberg Nature Park on a given day, based on 33 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 110th most-seen of the 221 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 40%, and over a week to about 60%, if each day is a fresh chance.
February to April
In those months about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Golden-winged Parakeet in Brownsberg Nature Park on a given day, against under 5% in October, the lowest month. May to July have too few records to rate.
Between 7 and 10 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Golden-winged Parakeet sightings with a recorded time, and about 8 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Yes
Of the 2 parks where we can rate Golden-winged Parakeet sightings, Brownsberg Nature Park has the highest daily chance: about 10%. Next come Anavilhanas National Park (Brazil, about 10%).
Same family: Psittacidae
The closest relatives of the Golden-winged Parakeet that you can see in Brownsberg Nature Park (family Psittacidae, New World and African Parrots) are Dusky Parrot (about 40%), Blue-headed Parrot (about 30%) and Red-fan Parrot (about 20%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Golden-winged Parakeet is recorded against all the birds logged in Brownsberg Nature Park (33 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.
