Brotogeris jugularis
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In 3 days ~20% in a week ~40%
The orange-chinned parakeet (Brotogeris jugularis), also known as the Tovi parakeet, is a species of bird in subfamily Arinae of the family Psittacidae, the African and New World parrots. It is found from southern Mexico through Central America into Colombia and Venezuela.
Another subspecies, B. j. apurensis, has been proposed as separate from exsul but that treatment has not been accepted. The orange-chinned and the grey-cheeked parakeet (B. pyrrhotera) are sister species. The orange-chinned parakeet is 18 to 19 cm (7.1 to 7.5 in) long and weighs between 53 and 65 g (1.9 and 2.3 oz). Adults of the nominate subspecies have a bright green head with a bluish wash on the crown, a white eye ring, an orange chin, and a pale bill. The chin patch is often hard to see. Their upperparts and tail are bluish green with brown wing coverts that show as "shoulders" when perched. Their underparts are mostly bright green with bluish vent and thighs. Their underwing coverts are yellow. Immature birds are similar to adults. Subspecies... Wikipedia →
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Maracaibo | 🇻🇪 Venezuela | |
| 2 | Panama City | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 3 | San Salvador | 🇸🇻 El Salvador | |
| 4 | Medellín | 🇨🇴 Colombia | |
| 5 | Valencia | 🇻🇪 Venezuela | |
| 6 | Managua | 🇳🇮 Nicaragua | |
| 7 | Cali | 🇨🇴 Colombia | |
| 8 | San José | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 9 | Tegucigalpa | 🇭🇳 Honduras | |
| 10 | Barranquilla | 🇨🇴 Colombia |
| # | Zoo / Centre | Country | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Parque Municipal Summit | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 2 | Zoológico de San Juan de Aragón | 🇲🇽 Mexico | |
| 3 | La Paz Waterfall Gardens | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 4 | Aviario Nacional de Colombia | 🇨🇴 Colombia | |
| 5 | Mangal das Garças | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 6 | El Nispero Zoo | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 7 | International Animal Rescue – Costa Rica | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 8 | Zoológico Miguél Álvarez del Toro | 🇲🇽 Mexico |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report an Orange-chinned Parakeet sighting in Caracas on a given day, based on 607 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 86th most-seen of the 295 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 20%, and over a week to about 40%, if each day is a fresh chance.
January–February and May–September
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report an Orange-chinned Parakeet in Caracas on a given day, against under 5% in March–April and October–December, the lowest months.
Between 3 and 6 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Orange-chinned 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.
11th of 11
Of the 11 cities where we can rate Orange-chinned Parakeet sightings, Caracas ranks 11th at about 10%. The best odds are in Maracaibo (Venezuela, about 80%), Panama City (Panama, about 50%) and San Salvador (El Salvador, about 50%).
Same family: Psittacidae
The closest relatives of the Orange-chinned Parakeet that you can see in Caracas (family Psittacidae, New World and African Parrots) are Blue-and-yellow Macaw (about 80%), Chestnut-fronted Macaw (about 70%) and Brown-throated Parakeet (about 50%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Orange-chinned Parakeet is recorded against all the birds logged in Caracas (607 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.
