Pionopsitta haematotis
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In 3 days ~40% in a week ~70%
The brown-hooded parrot (Pyrilia haematotis) is a species of bird in subfamily Arinae of the family Psittacidae, the African and New World parrots. It is found from Mexico to Colombia. The brown-hooded parrot and the other six members of genus Pyrilia were until the early 21st century included in genus Pionopsitta with the pileated parrot (P. pileata). The brown-hooded and rose-faced parrot (Pyrilia pulchra) have at times been treated as conspecific and are now considered sister species.
The latter has at times been suggested as a separate species but this treatment has not been accepted. The brown-hooded parrot is 21 to 23 cm (8.3 to 9.1 in) long and weighs 145 to 150 g (5.1 to 5.3 oz). Adults have a reddish brown crown, ear coverts, and throat, a pinkish red patch behind the eye, and white nares and eye ring. Their nape and breast are dull olive-yellow and their flanks red. Most of the rest of their body is green, with blue on the wing edge, blackish blue on the flight feathers, and blue... Wikipedia →
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | San José | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica |
| # | Zoo / Centre | Country | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | La Paz Waterfall Gardens | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica |
Possible
About 20% of wildlife watchers report a Brown-hooded Parrot sighting in Cockscomb Basin Wildlife Sanctuary on a given day, based on 205 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 103rd most-seen of the 277 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 40%, and over a week to about 70%, if each day is a fresh chance.
June
In that month about 40% of wildlife watchers report a Brown-hooded Parrot in Cockscomb Basin Wildlife Sanctuary on a given day, against under 5% in December, the lowest month. That is one of Cockscomb Basin Wildlife Sanctuary's wettest months, with about 300 mm of rain against 75 mm in April.
Between 6 and 9 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Brown-hooded Parrot sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
8th of 31
Of the 31 parks where we can rate Brown-hooded Parrot sightings, Cockscomb Basin Wildlife Sanctuary ranks 8th at about 20%. The best odds are in Montes Azules Biosphere Reserve (Mexico, about 40%), Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve (Costa Rica, about 20%) and Darién National Park (Panama, about 20%). All parks ranked.
Same family: Psittacidae
The closest relatives of the Brown-hooded Parrot that you can see in Cockscomb Basin Wildlife Sanctuary (family Psittacidae, New World and African Parrots) are Red-lored Parrot (about 40%), Olive-throated Parakeet (about 40%) and Scarlet Macaw (about 30%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Brown-hooded Parrot is recorded against all the birds logged in Cockscomb Basin Wildlife Sanctuary (205 verified sightings from 2019 to 2026), 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.
