Brown-throated Parakeet

Brown-throated Parakeet

Aratinga pertinax

Silhouette: Myriam_Ramirez · PhyloPic

LCLeast ConcernNTVUENCR
Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible
at Valencia, Venezuela

In 3 days ~60% in a week ~90%

328 Verified sightings at Valencia, Venezuela
1,028 In all 9 parks From 2019 to 2026
January Best month
☀️ Diurnal When it's spotted

About the Brown-throated Parakeet

The brown-throated parakeet (Eupsittula pertinax), also known as the St. Thomas conure or brown-throated conure in aviculture, is a species of bird in the subfamily Arinae of the family Psittacidae, the African and New World parrots. It is found in Costa Rica, Panama, the northern mainland of South America, and islands off the South American coast.

The brown-throated parakeet 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 pertinax. The brown-throated parakeet is now one of five species placed in the genus Eupsittula that was introduced in 1853 by the French naturalist Charles Lucien Bonaparte. The genus name combines the Ancient Greek eu meaning "good" with the Modern Latin psittula meaning "little parrot". The specific epithet pertinax is Latin meaning "tenacious" or "persistent". Wikipedia →

Sounds

Vocalizations0:21

Venezuela · 2020

© Rafael Gianni-Zurita · XC1007611 · CC BY-NC-ND 4.0

Song0:06

Venezuela · 2024

© JAYRSON ARAUJO DE OLIVEIRA · XC940061 · CC BY-NC-SA 4.0

Call1:10

Brazil · 2024

© Glauko Corrêa · XC934051 · CC BY-NC-SA 4.0

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability
1 Henri Pittier National Park 🇻🇪 Venezuela
~20%
2 Sierra de la Macarena National Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
~10%
3 Tayrona National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
~10%
4 Piedras Blancas National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
5 La Amistad International Park (Panama) 🇵🇦 Panama
<5%
6 Volcán Barú National Park 🇵🇦 Panama
<5%
7 Chagres National Park 🇵🇦 Panama
<5%
8 Parque Natural Metropolitano 🇵🇦 Panama
<5%
9 Soberanía National Park 🇵🇦 Panama
<5%

Cities Where Found

# City Country Daily sighting probability
1 Barranquilla 🇨🇴 Colombia
~60%
2 Maracaibo 🇻🇪 Venezuela
~50%
3 Caracas 🇻🇪 Venezuela
~50%
4 Valencia 🇻🇪 Venezuela
~30%
5 Medellín 🇨🇴 Colombia
~10%
6 Panama City 🇵🇦 Panama
<5%

Zoos & Centres Where Found

# Zoo / Centre Country
1 Kolmården Wildlife Park 🇸🇪 Sweden In captivity
2 Aviario Nacional de Colombia 🇨🇴 Colombia In captivity
3 Loro Parque 🇪🇸 Spain In captivity
4 Monkeyland 🇿🇦 South Africa In captivity
5 Adelaide Zoo 🇦🇺 Australia In captivity
6 El Nispero Zoo 🇵🇦 Panama In captivity
7 Birds of Eden 🇿🇦 South Africa In captivity
8 ZOO Biopark Štít 🇨🇿 Czechia In captivity

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing a Brown-throated Parakeet in Valencia, Venezuela?

Possible

About 30% of wildlife watchers report a Brown-throated Parakeet sighting in Valencia, Venezuela on a given day, based on 328 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 18th most-seen of the 186 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 60%, and over a week to about 90%, if each day is a fresh chance.

When is the best time to see a Brown-throated Parakeet in Valencia, Venezuela?

January and March

In those months about 40% of wildlife watchers report a Brown-throated Parakeet in Valencia, Venezuela on a given day, against about 10% in July, the lowest month. Those are among Valencia, Venezuela's driest months, with about 15 mm of rain a month against 110 mm in August.

What time of day is best to see a Brown-throated Parakeet?

Between 9 am and noon

Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Brown-throated 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 Valencia, Venezuela the best place to see a Brown-throated Parakeet?

4th of 6

Of the 6 cities where we can rate Brown-throated Parakeet sightings, Valencia, Venezuela ranks 4th at about 30%. The best odds are in Barranquilla (Colombia, about 60%), Maracaibo (Venezuela, about 50%) and Caracas (Venezuela, about 50%).

Where does the Brown-throated Parakeet sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the Brown-throated Parakeet is recorded against all the birds logged in Valencia, Venezuela (328 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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