Amazona albifrons
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In 3 days ~30% in a week ~60%
The white-fronted amazon (Amazona albifrons) also known as the white-fronted parrot, or spectacled amazon parrot, is a Central American species of parrot. They can imitate a range from 30 to 40 different sounds. Like other large parrots, the white-fronted parrot has a long potential life span, usually around 40 years.
The white-fronted amazon, at about 25 cm (9.8 in) long, is the smallest of the amazon parrots. This species is named for the bright white patch of feathers on its forehead, although the amount of white varies from individual to individual. They have mostly green plumage with some blue colouring on their outspread wings. They have bright red colouring around their eyes (in some individuals almost like spectacles) and blue colouring behind the patch of white on their foreheads. Together with the red-spectacled amazon and the yellow-lored amazon, it is the only amazon species in which adult males and females easily can be distinguished by external appearance (sexual dimorphism): Males have bright red feathers on their "shoulders" (alula), while females have green "shoulders". Juveniles have pale grey irises and less red on their face and the white area... Wikipedia →
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tegucigalpa | 🇭🇳 Honduras | |
| 2 | San Pedro Sula | 🇭🇳 Honduras | |
| 3 | Managua | 🇳🇮 Nicaragua | |
| 4 | San José | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 5 | San Salvador | 🇸🇻 El Salvador | |
| 6 | Monterrey | 🇲🇽 México | |
| 7 | Mexico City | 🇲🇽 México | |
| 8 | Guadalajara | 🇲🇽 México | |
| 9 | Guatemala City | 🇬🇹 Guatemala | |
| 10 | San Diego | 🇺🇸 United States |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a White-fronted Parrot sighting in Managua on a given day, based on 296 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 31st most-seen of the 132 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 30%, and over a week to about 60%, if each day is a fresh chance.
April, July and November–December
In those months about 20% of wildlife watchers report a White-fronted Parrot in Managua on a given day, against about 10% in January–March, May–June and August–October, the lowest months. Those are among Managua's driest months, with about 65 mm of rain a month against 310 mm in October.
Between 7 and 10 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most White-fronted Parrot sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
3rd of 10
Of the 10 cities where we can rate White-fronted Parrot sightings, Managua ranks 3rd at about 10%. The best odds are in Tegucigalpa (Honduras, about 30%) and San Pedro Sula (Honduras, about 30%).
Same family: Psittacidae
The closest relatives of the White-fronted Parrot that you can see in Managua (family Psittacidae, New World and African Parrots) are Orange-fronted Parakeet (about 40%) and Orange-chinned Parakeet (about 40%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the White-fronted Parrot is recorded against all the birds logged in Managua (296 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.
