Aratinga finschi
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In 3 days ~10% in a week ~30%
Finsch's parakeet (Psittacara finschi), also known as the crimson-fronted parakeet and in aviculture as Finsch's conure, is a species of bird in subfamily Arinae of the family Psittacidae, the African and New World parrots. It is found in Costa Rica, Nicaragua, and Panama.
Finsch's parakeet was for a time placed in the genus Aratinga but from about 2013 has been in its present genus Psittacara. It was for a time treated as a subspecies of the white-eyed parakeet (P. leucophthalmus), and they constitute a superspecies. It is monotypic.
Finsch's parakeet is about 28 cm (11 in) long and weighs 135 to 175 g (4.8 to 6.2 oz). The sexes are alike. Adults are mostly green that is yellowish on their underparts. They have a red forehead (the "front" of their alternate English name) and some red flecks elsewhere on their head. The edge of their wing and their outer underwing coverts are also red, often with an orange tinge. Their greater underwing coverts are yellow. The undersides of their flight feathers and tail are olive yellow. Their thighs usually have some red. Their eye is orange surrounded by bare white skin and their bill is horn colored... Wikipedia →
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| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | San José | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 2 | Managua | 🇳🇮 Nicaragua | |
| 3 | Panama City | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 4 | Miami | 🇺🇸 United States |
| # | Zoo / Centre | Country | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | La Paz Waterfall Gardens | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 2 | Loro Parque | 🇪🇸 Spain | |
| 3 | VigoNature | 🇪🇸 Spain | |
| 4 | Zoológico Thomas Belt | 🇳🇮 Nicaragua | |
| 5 | Ranger Red’s Zoo & Conservation Park | 🇦🇺 Australia |
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Crimson-fronted Parakeet sighting in Chirripó National Park on a given day, based on 61 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 165th most-seen of the 332 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 10%, and over a week to about 30%, if each day is a fresh chance.
October
In that month about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Crimson-fronted Parakeet in Chirripó National Park on a given day, against under 5% in April, June–July, September and November–January, the lowest months. That is one of Chirripó National Park's wettest months, with about 690 mm of rain against 75 mm in February.
Between 3 and 6 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Crimson-fronted 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.
13th of 23
Of the 23 parks where we can rate Crimson-fronted Parakeet sightings, Chirripó National Park ranks 13th at under 5%. The best odds are in Manuel Antonio National Park (Costa Rica, about 20%), Marino Ballena National Park (Costa Rica, about 20%) and Piedras Blancas National Park (Costa Rica, about 10%).
Same family: Psittacidae
The closest relatives of the Crimson-fronted Parakeet that you can see in Chirripó National Park (family Psittacidae, New World and African Parrots) are Sulphur-winged Parakeet (about 40%) and White-crowned Parrot (about 30%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Crimson-fronted Parakeet is recorded against all the birds logged in Chirripó National Park (61 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.
