Forpus xanthopterygius
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In 3 days ~40% in a week ~70%
The cobalt-rumped parrotlet (Forpus xanthopterygius) or blue-winged parrotlet is a species of parrot in the family Psittacidae. Cobalt-rumped parrotlets are found in much of central and northern South America. Their range is split by each subspecies, as described above. It is generally common and widespread, though more localized in the Amazon Basin.
Cobalt-rumped parrotlets are mainly found in lowlands. They occur in dry and riparian woodlands, cerrado, caatinga, palm groves, semi-arid scrubland, savanna, and pastures. Cobalt-rumped parrotlets tend to avoid densely forested areas. They are not found at altitudes above 1,200 metres (3,900 ft).
Cobalt-rumped parrotlets are generally non-migratory; however, populations in Argentina move locally according to the flowering seasons of various plant species in their diet. Populations in the Brazilian Atlantic Forest are altitudinal migrants.
The number of cobalt-rumped parrotlets is unknown, but the population is stable. It is listed... Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Itatiaia National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 2 | Chapada dos Guimarães National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 3 | Serra da Canastra National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 4 | Iguaçu National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 5 | Iguazú National Park | 🇦🇷 Argentina | |
| 6 | Serra dos Órgãos National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 7 | Chapada Diamantina National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 8 | Yasuní National Park | 🇪🇨 Ecuador | |
| 9 | Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve | 🇪🇨 Ecuador |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Santa Cruz de la Sierra | 🇧🇴 Bolivia | |
| 2 | Campinas | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 3 | Santos | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 4 | Asuncion | 🇵🇾 Paraguay | |
| 5 | João Pessoa | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 6 | São Paulo | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 7 | Belo Horizonte | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 8 | Barranquilla | 🇨🇴 Colombia | |
| 9 | Goiânia | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 10 | Campo Grande | 🇧🇷 Brazil |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Blue-winged Parrotlet sighting in Belo Horizonte on a given day, based on 243 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 39th most-seen of the 220 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 40%, and over a week to about 70%, if each day is a fresh chance.
April
In that month about 30% of wildlife watchers report a Blue-winged Parrotlet in Belo Horizonte on a given day, against about 10% in January–February, May–July, September and November, the lowest months. That is one of Belo Horizonte's driest months, with about 55 mm of rain against 270 mm in December.
Between 8 and 11 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Blue-winged Parrotlet sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
7th of 17
Of the 17 cities where we can rate Blue-winged Parrotlet sightings, Belo Horizonte ranks 7th at about 10%. The best odds are in Santa Cruz de la Sierra (Bolivia, about 40%), Campinas (Brazil, about 30%) and Santos (Brazil, about 30%).
Same family: Psittacidae
The closest relatives of the Blue-winged Parrotlet that you can see in Belo Horizonte (family Psittacidae, New World and African Parrots) are Yellow-chevroned Parakeet (about 80%), White-eyed Parakeet (about 60%) and Scaly-headed Parrot (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Blue-winged Parrotlet is recorded against all the birds logged in Belo Horizonte (243 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.
