Forpus passerinus
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In 3 days ~30% in a week ~50%
The green-rumped parrotlet (Forpus passerinus), also known as the green-rumped parakeet, is a species of parrot in the family Psittacidae that is found in northeastern South America and the Caribbean island of Trinidad. The green-rumped parrotlet occurs from northern Venezuela eastwards to the lower Amazon in Brazil, Also
Suriname and has been introduced to Curaçao, Jamaica and Barbados. It prefers semi-open lowland areas and is also sometimes present in city parks. There are five subspecies. The green-rumped parrotlet was formally described in 1758 by the Swedish naturalist Carl Linnaeus in the tenth edition of his Systema Naturae. He placed it with all the other parrots in the genus Psittacus and coined the binomial name Psittacus passerinus. Linnaeus specified the type location as "America", but this was changed to Surinam by Hans von Berlepsch in 1908. The green-rumped parrotlet is now one of nine species placed in the genus Forpus that was introduced in 1858 by the German zoologist Friedrich Boie. The etymology of the genus name is uncertain. The specific epithet passerinus is from Latin and means "sparrow-like".
Five subspecies are recognised: Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Caroni Swamp | 🇹🇹 Trinidad and Tobago | |
| 2 | Main Ridge Forest Reserve | 🇹🇹 Trinidad and Tobago | |
| 3 | Henri Pittier National Park | 🇻🇪 Venezuela | |
| 4 | Blue and John Crow Mountains National Park | 🇯🇲 Jamaica | |
| 5 | Tayrona National Natural Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia |
| # | Zoo / Centre | Country | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Aviario Nacional de Colombia | 🇨🇴 Colombia | |
| 2 | Loro Parque | 🇪🇸 Spain | |
| 3 | Bird Kingdom | 🇨🇦 Canada |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Green-rumped Parrotlet sighting in Maracaibo on a given day, based on 33 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 41st most-seen of the 89 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.
June
In that month about 30% of wildlife watchers report a Green-rumped Parrotlet in Maracaibo on a given day, against under 5% in January, April and November, the lowest months.
Between 8 and 11 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Green-rumped Parrotlet 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 3
Of the 3 cities where we can rate Green-rumped Parrotlet sightings, Maracaibo ranks 3rd at about 10%. The best odds are in Caracas (Venezuela, about 20%) and Valencia (Venezuela, about 20%).
Same family: Psittacidae
The closest relatives of the Green-rumped Parrotlet that you can see in Maracaibo (family Psittacidae, New World and African Parrots) are Orange-chinned Parakeet (about 80%), Chestnut-fronted Macaw (about 60%) 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 Green-rumped Parrotlet is recorded against all the birds logged in Maracaibo (33 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.
