Touit surdus
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In 3 days ~20% in a week ~40%
The golden-tailed parrotlet (Touit surdus) is a Vulnerable species of bird in subfamily Arinae of the family Psittacidae, the African and New World parrots. It is endemic to eastern Brazil. The golden-tailed parrotlet is monotypic. However, the northern population might merit separation as a subspecies.
The golden-tailed parrotlet is about 16 cm (6.3 in) long. Its body is mostly green, darker above than below, and rather emerald green on the rump and uppertail coverts. Its forehead, lores, and cheeks are yellow; it has a white eye ring. Its scapulars are olive-brown. Its flight feathers are dusky brown with green edges, its primary coverts dark brown, the other wing coverts green, and the carpal area blue. Males' central tail feathers are green and the others greenish yellow; all have narrow black tips. Females are very similar to males but have somewhat duller underparts and greener tail feathers.
The golden-tailed parrotlet has a disjunct distribution in northeastern and eastern Brazil. It is found in Ceará, intermittently from Pernambuco to Alagoas, and again intermittently between Bahia and São Paulo... Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Serra dos Órgãos National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil |
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With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Golden-tailed Parrotlet sighting in Recife on a given day, based on 7 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 68th most-seen of the 90 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.
July
In that month about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Golden-tailed Parrotlet in Recife on a given day, against under 5% in January, March–April, June, August–September and November, the lowest months. That is one of Recife's wettest months, with about 210 mm of rain against 25 mm in November.
Between 8 and 11 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Golden-tailed Parrotlet sightings with a recorded time, and nearly all of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Yes
Of the 2 cities where we can rate Golden-tailed Parrotlet sightings, Recife has the highest daily chance: about 10%. Next come Maceió (Brazil, under 5%).
Same family: Psittacidae
The closest relatives of the Golden-tailed Parrotlet that you can see in Recife (family Psittacidae, New World and African Parrots) are Yellow-chevroned Parakeet (about 40%) and Red-shouldered Macaw (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Golden-tailed Parrotlet is recorded against all the birds logged in Recife (7 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.
