Yellow-chevroned Parakeet

Yellow-chevroned Parakeet

Brotogeris chiriri

Silhouette: Myriam Ramirez · PhyloPic

LCLeast ConcernNTVUENCR
Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare
at Los Angeles

In 3 days ~10% in a week ~30%

4,571 Verified sightings at Los Angeles
4,186 In all 11 parks From 2019 to 2026
January Best month
☀️ Diurnal When it's spotted

About the Yellow-chevroned Parakeet

The yellow-chevroned parakeet (Brotogeris chiriri) is native to tropical South America south of the Amazon River basin from central Brazil to southern Bolivia, Paraguay, and northern Argentina. Caged birds have been released in some areas, and the birds have established self-sustaining populations in Miami, Florida, and Los Angeles. A small population in San Francisco, California that mostly centered around Mission Dolores Park disappeared in the early 2000s. This bird seems to be doing better in its North American feral population than the closely related white-winged parakeet. The species is also established in the downtown area of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil; and in Buenos Aires, Argentina; where it was introduced. The native population in South America continues to do well.

The bird is 20–25 cm in length, and is mostly light green in color. It has a trailing yellow edge on its folded wings, which is also seen when the bird is in flight. It was considered conspecific with the white-winged parakeet until 1997. Wild birds primarily use disturbed forests and forest clearings around settlements. They rarely use deep tropical forests.

The bird feeds mostly... Wikipedia →

Sounds

Call0:21

Brazil · 2026

© JAYRSON ARAUJO DE OLIVEIRA · XC1163641 · CC BY-NC-SA 4.0

Flight call0:08

Brazil · 2025

© Joost van Bruggen · XC1050668 · CC BY-NC-ND 4.0

Alarm call0:08

Brazil · 2025

© Robson Silva e Silva · XC1044376 · CC BY-NC-SA 4.0

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability
1 Chapada dos Guimarães National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
~60%
2 Parque Estadual Encontro das Águas 🇧🇷 Brazil
~60%
3 Emas National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
~40%
4 Amboró National Park 🇧🇴 Bolivia
~40%
5 Serra da Canastra National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
~30%
6 Iguazú National Park 🇦🇷 Argentina
~20%
7 Iguaçu National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
~20%
8 Itatiaia National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
~10%
9 Tijuca National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
<5%
10 Chapada Diamantina National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
<5%
11 Serra dos Órgãos National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
<5%

Cities Where Found

# City Country Daily sighting probability
1 Goiânia 🇧🇷 Brazil
~90%
2 Brasilia 🇧🇷 Brazil
~90%
3 Campo Grande 🇧🇷 Brazil
~80%
4 Belo Horizonte 🇧🇷 Brazil
~80%
5 Fortaleza 🇧🇷 Brazil
~70%
6 Porto Alegre 🇧🇷 Brazil
~60%
7 Santa Cruz de la Sierra 🇧🇴 Bolivia
~50%
8 Campinas 🇧🇷 Brazil
~50%
9 Asuncion 🇵🇾 Paraguay
~50%
10 Recife 🇧🇷 Brazil
~40%

Zoos & Centres Where Found

# Zoo / Centre Country
1 Parque das Aves 🇧🇷 Brazil In captivity
2 Zoológico de Goiânia 🇧🇷 Brazil In captivity
3 Biocentro Güembé 🇧🇴 Bolivia In captivity
4 Zoo das Aves 🇧🇷 Brazil In captivity
5 Parque Ecológico de São Carlos 🇧🇷 Brazil In captivity
6 Loro Parque 🇪🇸 Spain In captivity
7 Agroflori Parque de las Aves 🇧🇴 Bolivia In captivity

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing a Yellow-chevroned Parakeet in Los Angeles?

Rare

Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Yellow-chevroned Parakeet sighting in Los Angeles on a given day, based on 4,571 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 137th most-seen of the 426 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 10%, and over a week to about 30%, if each day is a fresh chance.

When is the best time to see a Yellow-chevroned Parakeet in Los Angeles?

January, May and September–October

In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Yellow-chevroned Parakeet in Los Angeles on a given day, against under 5% in February–April, June–August and November–December, the lowest months.

What time of day is best to see a Yellow-chevroned Parakeet?

Between 7 and 10 am

Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Yellow-chevroned 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.

Is Los Angeles the best place to see a Yellow-chevroned Parakeet?

17th of 20

Of the 20 cities where we can rate Yellow-chevroned Parakeet sightings, Los Angeles ranks 17th at under 5%. The best odds are in Goiânia (Brazil, about 90%), Brasilia (Brazil, about 90%) and Campo Grande (Brazil, about 80%).

Where does the Yellow-chevroned Parakeet sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the Yellow-chevroned Parakeet is recorded against all the birds logged in Los Angeles (4,571 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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