Aratinga leucophthalma
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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 →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Serra dos Órgãos National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 2 | Serra da Canastra National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 3 | Itatiaia National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 4 | Iguaçu National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 5 | Iguazú National Park | 🇦🇷 Argentina | |
| 6 | Manu National Park | 🇵🇪 Peru | |
| 7 | Chapada dos Guimarães National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 8 | Tambopata National Reserve | 🇵🇪 Peru | |
| 9 | Anavilhanas National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 10 | Tijuca National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 11 | Sierra de la Macarena National Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia | |
| 12 | Parque Estadual Encontro das Águas | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 13 | Amacayacu National Natural Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia | |
| 14 | Yasuní National Park | 🇪🇨 Ecuador | |
| 15 | Emas National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 16 | Brownsberg Nature Park | 🇸🇷 Suriname | |
| 17 | Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve | 🇪🇨 Ecuador | |
| 18 | Amboró National Park | 🇧🇴 Bolivia | |
| 19 | Iberá National Park | 🇦🇷 Argentina | |
| 20 | Podocarpus National Park | 🇪🇨 Ecuador |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Campinas | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 2 | Belo Horizonte | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 3 | Manaus | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 4 | Goiânia | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 5 | Campo Grande | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 6 | São Paulo | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 7 | Niterói | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 8 | Buenos Aires | 🇦🇷 Argentina | |
| 9 | Belém | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 10 | Rio de Janeiro | 🇧🇷 Brazil |
| # | Zoo / Centre | Country | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Parque das Aves | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 2 | Zoobotanic Park of Brusque | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 3 | Zoológico de Brasília | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 4 | Biocentro Güembé | 🇧🇴 Bolivia | |
| 5 | Bioparque | 🇺🇾 Uruguay | |
| 6 | Rio de Janeiro Zoological Garden | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 7 | Parque Ecológico de São Carlos | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 8 | Amaru | 🇪🇨 Ecuador | |
| 9 | Ecozoológico San Martín | 🇪🇨 Ecuador | |
| 10 | Zoológico de Canindé | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 11 | Zoológico do Município de São Bernardo do Campo | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 12 | Amazon Rescue Center | 🇵🇪 Peru | |
| 13 | Zoológico Miguél Álvarez del Toro | 🇲🇽 Mexico |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a White-eyed Parakeet sighting in Fortaleza on a given day, based on 5 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 69th most-seen of the 129 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 30%, and over a week to about 50%, if each day is a fresh chance.
May
In that month about 30% of wildlife watchers report a White-eyed Parakeet in Fortaleza on a given day, against under 5% in July and October–April, the lowest months. That is one of Fortaleza's wettest months, with about 150 mm of rain against almost none in September.
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.
12th of 19
Of the 19 cities where we can rate White-eyed Parakeet sightings, Fortaleza ranks 12th at about 10%. The best odds are in Campinas (Brazil, about 80%), Belo Horizonte (Brazil, about 60%) and Manaus (Brazil, about 60%).
Same genus: Aratinga
The closest relatives of the White-eyed Parakeet that you can see in Fortaleza (genus Aratinga, Aratinga Parakeets) are Cactus Parakeet (about 30%) and Jandaya Parakeet (about 20%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the White-eyed Parakeet is recorded against all the birds logged in Fortaleza (5 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.
