White-eyed Parakeet

White-eyed Parakeet

Aratinga leucophthalma

Silhouette: Myriam_Ramirez · PhyloPic

LCLeast ConcernNTVUENCR
Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible
at Buenos Aires

In 3 days ~70% in a week ~90%

5,464 Verified sightings at Buenos Aires
9,755 In all 20 parks From 2019 to 2026
December Best month
☀️ Diurnal When it's spotted

About the White-eyed Parakeet

The white-eyed parakeet (Psittacara leucophthalmus), known in aviculture as white-eyed conure, is a species of bird in the subfamily Arinae of the family Psittacidae, the African and New World parrots. It is found in every mainland South American country except Chile and also on Trinidad.

The white-eyed parakeet was for a time placed in the genus Aratinga but from about 2013 has been in its present genus Psittacara. What is now Finsch's parakeet (P. finschi) was for a time treated as a fourth subspecies of white-eyed parakeet, and they now constitute a superspecies.

The white-eyed parakeet's specific epithet is derived from the Ancient Greek leukos "white" and ophthalmos "eye". The white-eyed parakeet is 32 to 35 cm (13 to 14 in) long with a 37 to 40 cm (15 to 16 in) wingspan. It weighs 100 to 218 g (3.5 to 7.7 oz). The sexes are alike. Adults of all subspecies are mostly green that is paler on their underparts. They have red flecks on their head and neck. The bend and edge of their... Wikipedia →

Sounds

Flight call0:20

Ecuador · 2025

© Manuel Sánchez-Nivicela · XC1152313 · CC BY-NC-ND 4.0

Call0:10

Argentina · 2026

© Marcos E. Sosa · XC1135506 · CC BY-NC-SA 4.0

Recording0:32

Argentina · 2025

© Sabrina Andrea Rendon Anaya · XC981878 · CC BY-NC-SA 4.0

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability
1 Serra dos Órgãos National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
~60%
2 Serra da Canastra National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
~60%
3 Itatiaia National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
~50%
4 Iguaçu National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
~50%
5 Iguazú National Park 🇦🇷 Argentina
~40%
6 Manu National Park 🇵🇪 Peru
~30%
7 Chapada dos Guimarães National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
~20%
8 Tambopata National Reserve 🇵🇪 Peru
~20%
9 Anavilhanas National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
~20%
10 Tijuca National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
~20%
11 Sierra de la Macarena National Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
~10%
12 Parque Estadual Encontro das Águas 🇧🇷 Brazil
~10%
13 Amacayacu National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
~10%
14 Yasuní National Park 🇪🇨 Ecuador
~10%
15 Emas National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
<5%
16 Brownsberg Nature Park 🇸🇷 Suriname
<5%
17 Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve 🇪🇨 Ecuador
<5%
18 Amboró National Park 🇧🇴 Bolivia
<5%
19 Iberá National Park 🇦🇷 Argentina
<5%
20 Podocarpus National Park 🇪🇨 Ecuador
<5%

Cities Where Found

# City Country Daily sighting probability
1 Campinas 🇧🇷 Brazil
~80%
2 Belo Horizonte 🇧🇷 Brazil
~60%
3 Manaus 🇧🇷 Brazil
~60%
4 Goiânia 🇧🇷 Brazil
~50%
5 Campo Grande 🇧🇷 Brazil
~40%
6 São Paulo 🇧🇷 Brazil
~40%
7 Niterói 🇧🇷 Brazil
~40%
8 Buenos Aires 🇦🇷 Argentina
~30%
9 Belém 🇧🇷 Brazil
~20%
10 Rio de Janeiro 🇧🇷 Brazil
~20%

Zoos & Centres Where Found

# Zoo / Centre Country
1 Parque das Aves 🇧🇷 Brazil In captivity
2 Zoobotanic Park of Brusque 🇧🇷 Brazil In captivity
3 Zoológico de Brasília 🇧🇷 Brazil In captivity
4 Biocentro Güembé 🇧🇴 Bolivia In captivity
5 Bioparque 🇺🇾 Uruguay In captivity
6 Rio de Janeiro Zoological Garden 🇧🇷 Brazil In captivity
7 Parque Ecológico de São Carlos 🇧🇷 Brazil In captivity
8 Amaru 🇪🇨 Ecuador In captivity
9 Ecozoológico San Martín 🇪🇨 Ecuador In captivity
10 Zoológico de Canindé 🇧🇷 Brazil In captivity
11 Zoológico do Município de São Bernardo do Campo 🇧🇷 Brazil In captivity
12 Amazon Rescue Center 🇵🇪 Peru In captivity
13 Zoológico Miguél Álvarez del Toro 🇲🇽 Mexico In captivity

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing a White-eyed Parakeet in Buenos Aires?

Possible

About 30% of wildlife watchers report a White-eyed Parakeet sighting in Buenos Aires on a given day, based on 5,464 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 41st most-seen of the 274 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 70%, and over a week to about 90%, if each day is a fresh chance.

When is the best time to see a White-eyed Parakeet in Buenos Aires?

December

In that month about 60% of wildlife watchers report a White-eyed Parakeet in Buenos Aires on a given day, against under 5% in May to July, the lowest months.

What time of day is best to see a White-eyed Parakeet?

Between 3 and 6 pm

Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most White-eyed Parakeet sightings with a recorded time, and nearly all of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.

Is Buenos Aires the best place to see a White-eyed Parakeet?

8th of 19

Of the 19 cities where we can rate White-eyed Parakeet sightings, Buenos Aires ranks 8th at about 30%. The best odds are in Campinas (Brazil, about 80%), Belo Horizonte (Brazil, about 60%) and Manaus (Brazil, about 60%).

Where does the White-eyed Parakeet sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the White-eyed Parakeet is recorded against all the birds logged in Buenos Aires (5,464 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.

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