Aratinga cactorum
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In 3 days ~20% in a week ~40%
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 |
No species of the same family or order lives in Natal, so these are its closest relatives here: other birds.
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Cactus Parakeet sighting in Natal on a given day, based on 5 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 46th most-seen of the 50 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 20%, and over a week to about 40%, if each day is a fresh chance.
November
In that month about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Cactus Parakeet in Natal on a given day, against under 5% in March, May, July–October and December, the lowest months. That is one of Natal's driest months, with about 15 mm of rain against 210 mm in June. January–February and June have too few records to rate.
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.
2nd of 2
Of the 2 cities where we can rate Cactus Parakeet sightings, Natal ranks 2nd at about 10%. The best odds are in Fortaleza (Brazil, about 30%).
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Cactus Parakeet is recorded against all the birds logged in Natal (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.
