Orange-chinned Parakeet

Orange-chinned Parakeet

Brotogeris jugularis

Silhouette: Myriam Ramirez · PhyloPic

LCLeast ConcernNTVUENCR
Daily sighting probability ~50% · Likely
at San Salvador

In 3 days ~90% in a week >90%

1,497 Verified sightings at San Salvador
34,098 In all 36 parks From 2019 to 2026
December Best month
☀️ Diurnal When it's spotted

About the Orange-chinned Parakeet

The orange-chinned parakeet (Brotogeris jugularis), also known as the Tovi parakeet, is a species of bird in subfamily Arinae of the family Psittacidae, the African and New World parrots. It is found from southern Mexico through Central America into Colombia and Venezuela.

Another subspecies, B. j. apurensis, has been proposed as separate from exsul but that treatment has not been accepted. The orange-chinned and the grey-cheeked parakeet (B. pyrrhotera) are sister species. The orange-chinned parakeet is 18 to 19 cm (7.1 to 7.5 in) long and weighs between 53 and 65 g (1.9 and 2.3 oz). Adults of the nominate subspecies have a bright green head with a bluish wash on the crown, a white eye ring, an orange chin, and a pale bill. The chin patch is often hard to see. Their upperparts and tail are bluish green with brown wing coverts that show as "shoulders" when perched. Their underparts are mostly bright green with bluish vent and thighs. Their underwing coverts are yellow. Immature birds are similar to adults. Subspecies... Wikipedia →

Sounds

Vocalizations1:05

Venezuela · 2021

© Rafael Gianni-Zurita · XC1007623 · CC BY-NC-ND 4.0

Perched calls0:46

Panama · 2024

© Scott Olmstead · XC957412 · CC BY-NC-SA 4.0

Call0:32

Colombia · 2023

© Bobby Wilcox · XC901841 · CC BY-NC-SA 4.0

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability
1 Parque Natural Metropolitano 🇵🇦 Panama
~70%
2 Tayrona National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
~60%
3 Marino Ballena National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
~50%
4 Soberanía National Park 🇵🇦 Panama
~50%
5 San Lorenzo Protected Forest 🇵🇦 Panama
~50%
6 Cabo Blanco Absolute Nature Reserve 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
~50%
7 Rincón de la Vieja National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
~50%
8 Las Baulas Marine National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
~40%
9 Ostional Wildlife Refuge 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
~40%
10 Arenal Volcano National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
~40%
11 Manuel Antonio National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
~40%
12 Tenorio Volcano National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
~40%
13 Santa Rosa National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
~40%
14 Corcovado National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
~40%
15 Carara National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
~30%
16 Piedras Blancas National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
~30%
17 Cahuita National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
~30%
18 Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
~30%
19 Chagres National Park 🇵🇦 Panama
~20%
20 Palo Verde National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
~20%
21 Coiba National Park 🇵🇦 Panama
~20%
22 Masaya Volcano National Park 🇳🇮 Nicaragua
~20%
23 Braulio Carrillo National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
~10%
24 Darién National Park 🇵🇦 Panama
~10%
25 Tortuguero National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
~10%
26 Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
~10%
27 Henri Pittier National Park 🇻🇪 Venezuela
~10%
28 La Amistad International Park (Panama) 🇵🇦 Panama
~10%
29 Cañón del Sumidero National Park 🇲🇽 Mexico
<5%
30 Chirripó National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
31 Bastimentos Island National Marine Park 🇵🇦 Panama
<5%
32 Poás Volcano National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
33 Sierra de la Macarena National Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
<5%
34 Volcán Barú National Park 🇵🇦 Panama
<5%
35 Farallones de Cali National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
<5%
36 Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%

Cities Where Found

# City Country Daily sighting probability
1 Maracaibo 🇻🇪 Venezuela
~80%
2 Panama City 🇵🇦 Panama
~50%
3 San Salvador 🇸🇻 El Salvador
~50%
4 Medellín 🇨🇴 Colombia
~50%
5 Valencia 🇻🇪 Venezuela
~40%
6 Managua 🇳🇮 Nicaragua
~40%
7 Cali 🇨🇴 Colombia
~40%
8 San José 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
~40%
9 Tegucigalpa 🇭🇳 Honduras
~40%
10 Barranquilla 🇨🇴 Colombia
~10%

Zoos & Centres Where Found

# Zoo / Centre Country
1 Parque Municipal Summit 🇵🇦 Panama In captivity
2 Zoológico de San Juan de Aragón 🇲🇽 Mexico In captivity
3 La Paz Waterfall Gardens 🇨🇷 Costa Rica In captivity
4 Aviario Nacional de Colombia 🇨🇴 Colombia In captivity
5 Mangal das Garças 🇧🇷 Brazil In captivity
6 El Nispero Zoo 🇵🇦 Panama In captivity
7 International Animal Rescue – Costa Rica 🇨🇷 Costa Rica In captivity
8 Zoológico Miguél Álvarez del Toro 🇲🇽 Mexico In captivity

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing an Orange-chinned Parakeet in San Salvador?

Likely

About 50% of wildlife watchers report an Orange-chinned Parakeet sighting in San Salvador on a given day, based on 1,497 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 12th most-seen of the 153 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 90%, and over a week to over 90%, if each day is a fresh chance.

When is the best time to see an Orange-chinned Parakeet in San Salvador?

December

In that month about 60% of wildlife watchers report an Orange-chinned Parakeet in San Salvador on a given day, against about 40% in January, March and November, the lowest months. That is one of San Salvador's driest months, with about 10 mm of rain against 280 mm in September.

What time of day is best to see an Orange-chinned Parakeet?

Between 3 and 6 pm

Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Orange-chinned 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.

Is San Salvador the best place to see an Orange-chinned Parakeet?

3rd of 11

Of the 11 cities where we can rate Orange-chinned Parakeet sightings, San Salvador ranks 3rd at about 50%. The best odds are in Maracaibo (Venezuela, about 80%) and Panama City (Panama, about 50%).

Which relatives of the Orange-chinned Parakeet live in San Salvador?

Same family: Psittacidae

The closest relatives of the Orange-chinned Parakeet that you can see in San Salvador (family Psittacidae, New World and African Parrots) are Pacific Parakeet (about 30%) and Orange-fronted Parakeet (about 30%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.

Where does the Orange-chinned Parakeet sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the Orange-chinned Parakeet is recorded against all the birds logged in San Salvador (1,497 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.

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