Aratinga holochlora
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In 3 days <5% in a week ~10%
The green parakeet (Psittacara holochlorus), green conure, or Mexican green conure is a New World parrot. As defined by the International Ornithological Committee (IOC), it is native to Mexico and southern Texas in the Rio Grande Valley.
The green parakeet was formally described in 1859 by the English zoologist Philip Sclater under the binomial name Conurus holochlorus based on a specimen that had been collected near the town of Xalapa in the state Veracruz of southern Mexico. The specific epithet holochlorus is from Classical Greek ὁλοχλωρος/holokhlōros meaning "all-green" or "all-yellow". The green parakeet was formerly placed in the genus Aratinga, but is now one of 12 species placed in the resurrected genus Psittacara that was introduced in 1825 by the Irish zoologist Nicholas Aylward Vigors.
Three subspecies are recognised: The subspecies P. h. rubritorquis has sometimes been considered as a separate species, the red-throated parakeet. The Socorro parakeet... Wikipedia →
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| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cañón del Sumidero National Park | 🇲🇽 Mexico | |
| 2 | Celaque National Park | 🇭🇳 Honduras | |
| 3 | Cumbres de Monterrey National Park | 🇲🇽 Mexico |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Monterrey | 🇲🇽 México | |
| 2 | Tegucigalpa | 🇭🇳 Honduras | |
| 3 | Torreón | 🇲🇽 México | |
| 4 | San Salvador | 🇸🇻 El Salvador | |
| 5 | Miami | 🇺🇸 United States |
| # | Zoo / Centre | Country | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Skansen | 🇸🇪 Sweden | |
| 2 | Zoológico de San Juan de Aragón | 🇲🇽 Mexico | |
| 3 | Zoológico la pastroa | 🇲🇽 Mexico | |
| 4 | Zoológico del Altiplano | 🇲🇽 Mexico | |
| 5 | Loro Parque | 🇪🇸 Spain | |
| 6 | Macaw mountain bird park | 🇭🇳 Honduras | |
| 7 | Zoológico de Culiacán | 🇲🇽 Mexico | |
| 8 | Unidad de Manejo Ambiental | 🇲🇽 Mexico | |
| 9 | Baltic Sea Science Center | 🇸🇪 Sweden | |
| 10 | Zoológico Miguél Álvarez del Toro | 🇲🇽 Mexico |
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Green Parakeet sighting in San Salvador on a given day, based on 51 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 95th most-seen of the 153 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to under 5%, and over a week to about 10%, if each day is a fresh chance.
Any time of year
In every month with enough records, under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Green Parakeet in San Salvador on a given day, so our monthly data shows no clear season.
Between 10 am and 1 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Green Parakeet sightings with a recorded time, and about 8 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
4th of 5
Of the 5 cities where we can rate Green Parakeet sightings, San Salvador ranks 4th at under 5%. The best odds are in Monterrey (México, about 50%), Tegucigalpa (Honduras, about 10%) and Torreón (México, under 5%).
Same genus: Aratinga
The closest relatives of the Green Parakeet that you can see in San Salvador (genus Aratinga, Aratinga Parakeets) are Pacific Parakeet (about 30%) and Orange-fronted Parakeet (about 30%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Green Parakeet is recorded against all the birds logged in San Salvador (51 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.
