Brotogeris versicolurus
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In 3 days ~90% in a week >90%
The white-winged parakeet (Brotogeris versicolurus), or canary-winged parakeet is a small parrot native to the Amazon River basin from southeast Colombia to the rivers mouth in Brazil. Caged birds have been released and the birds have established self-sustaining populations in Lima, Peru, Los Angeles, and Miami, Florida areas of the United States, and in Puerto Rico. They were also present in San Francisco, California until the mid-2000s. Although feral birds are showing some recent declines as nesters in the United States, they seem to be doing well in their native habitat.
The white-winged parakeet typically is 22 cm in length, and is mostly green in color. It has a trailing yellow edge on its folded wings. Its most distinguished characteristic is the white wing patches most noticed when the bird is in flight. It is closely related to the yellow-chevroned parakeet, and the two have often been considered conspecific.
In captivity, these are charming birds that often have a close relationship with their human handlers. They enjoy spending time in physical contact with their owners, often riding around on shoulders or nesting in hair. They can have... Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Amacayacu National Natural Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia |
More parks will be added in future updates.
| # | Zoo / Centre | Country | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Minnesota Zoo | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 2 | Bioparque Municipal Vesty Pakos | 🇧🇴 Bolivia | |
| 3 | Rio de Janeiro Zoological Garden | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 4 | Amaru | 🇪🇨 Ecuador | |
| 5 | Complejo Turistico de Quistococha | 🇵🇪 Peru | |
| 6 | Loro Parque | 🇪🇸 Spain | |
| 7 | Stone Zoo | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 8 | Elmwood Park Zoo | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 9 | Zoologico Mundo Andino - Tipon | 🇵🇪 Peru | |
| 10 | Downtown Aquarium, Denver | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 11 | Nature's Harvest Organic Farm and Leisure Getaway | 🇭🇰 Hong Kong SAR China | |
| 12 | Selva Viva Park | 🇵🇪 Peru | |
| 13 | Wildlife Learning and Conservation Center | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 14 | Acuario Nautilus | 🇵🇪 Peru | |
| 15 | Great National Aquarium | 🇵🇪 Peru | |
| 16 | Huachipa Zoo Park | 🇵🇪 Peru |
Likely
About 60% of wildlife watchers report a White-winged Parakeet sighting in Belém on a given day, based on 163 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 10th most-seen of the 144 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 90%, and over a week to over 90%, if each day is a fresh chance.
February, August–September and December
In those months about 70% of wildlife watchers report a White-winged Parakeet in Belém on a given day, against about 40% in June, the lowest month.
Between 7 and 10 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most White-winged 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.
Yes
Of the 6 cities where we can rate White-winged Parakeet sightings, Belém has the highest daily chance: about 60%. Next come Manaus (Brazil, about 50%) and Guayaquil (Ecuador, about 20%).
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the White-winged Parakeet is recorded against all the birds logged in Belém (163 verified sightings), 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.
