Aratinga cactorum
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In 3 days ~60% in a week ~90%
The Caatinga parakeet (Eupsittula cactorum), also called the cactus parakeet and in aviculture the cactus conure, is a species of bird in subfamily Arinae of the family Psittacidae, the African and New World parrots. It is endemic to eastern Brazil.
The Cattinga parakeet and the brown-throated parakeet (E. pertinax) form a species pair. The Caatinga parakeet is about 25 cm (9.8 in) long. The sexes are alike. Adults of the nominate subspecies have a pale brown forecrown, cheeks, throat, sides of the neck, and breast. Bare whitish skin surrounds their eye. Their belly and vent area are yellow-orange. Their nape, ear coverts, upperparts, and tail are green. Their wings are mostly green with bluish flight feathers. Immature birds are similar to adults but have a completely green crown and duller underparts. Subspecies E. c. caixana has the same plumage pattern as the nominate but is overall paler.
The subspecies E. c. caixana is the more northerly of the two. It is found in northeastern Brazil from Maranhão... Wikipedia →
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| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chapada Diamantina National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil |
More parks will be added in future updates.
| # | Zoo / Centre | Country | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Zoológico Dois Irmãos | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 2 | Bird Paradise | 🇸🇬 Singapore | |
| 3 | Rainforest Wild Asia | 🇸🇬 Singapore | |
| 4 | Rio de Janeiro Zoological Garden | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 5 | Loro Parque | 🇪🇸 Spain |
Possible
About 30% of wildlife watchers report a Cactus Parakeet sighting in Fortaleza on a given day, based on 124 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 33rd most-seen of the 129 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 60%, and over a week to about 90%, if each day is a fresh chance.
October
In that month about 50% of wildlife watchers report a Cactus Parakeet in Fortaleza on a given day, against about 20% in March–April and June–August, the lowest months. That is one of Fortaleza's driest months, with about 5 mm of rain against 240 mm in April.
Between 6 and 9 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Cactus 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 2 cities where we can rate Cactus Parakeet sightings, Fortaleza has the highest daily chance: about 30%. Next come Natal (Brazil, about 10%).
Same genus: Aratinga
The closest relatives of the Cactus Parakeet that you can see in Fortaleza (genus Aratinga, Aratinga Parakeets) are Jandaya Parakeet (about 20%) and White-eyed Parakeet (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Cactus Parakeet is recorded against all the birds logged in Fortaleza (124 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.
