Rhynchopsitta terrisi
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In 3 days ~30% in a week ~60%
The maroon-fronted parrot (Rhynchopsitta terrisi) is a large, macaw-like parrot. It is dark green with a dark red shoulder and a maroon forehead and eye-stripe. Its underside of the wings and tail appear to be black when it is in flight. It makes a high, rolling cr-a ak sound. Groups sound similar to the acorn woodpecker if they are heard from a distance.
The species is endemic to northeastern Mexico, where only about 2500–3000 birds survive in the wild. R. terrisi is one of two extant and one extinct species of genus Rhynchopsitta of thick-billed parrots. The maroon-fronted parrot is a large mostly green parrot which measures 40–45 cm (16–18 in) in length and weighs 390–470 g (14–17 oz). The adults have a dark maroon brow which extends over the rim of bare yellow skin that surrounds the eyes. They have a brighter red at the bend of the wing. The tail is long and pointed. The underside of the wings are blackish. The juvenile has a pale beak, whitish eye-rings, and lack the dark maroon stripe over each eye.
Maroon-fronted parrots live in mature pine, mixed conifer, and pine-oak forests from 2000 to 3500 meters. This bird... Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cumbres de Monterrey National Park | 🇲🇽 Mexico |
More parks will be added in future updates.
| # | Zoo / Centre | Country | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Loro Parque | 🇪🇸 Spain | |
| 2 | Parque del pueblo | 🇲🇽 Mexico |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Maroon-fronted Parrot sighting in Cumbres de Monterrey National Park on a given day, based on 125 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 80th most-seen of the 275 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 30%, and over a week to about 60%, if each day is a fresh chance.
May, July and September
In those months about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Maroon-fronted Parrot in Cumbres de Monterrey National Park on a given day, against under 5% in November to February, the lowest months. Those are among Cumbres de Monterrey National Park's wettest months, with about 160 mm of rain a month against 20 mm in December.
Between 8 and 11 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Maroon-fronted 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.
Only Cumbres de Monterrey National Park, in our data
Cumbres de Monterrey National Park is the only park on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Maroon-fronted Parrot sightings: about 10% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
Same family: Psittacidae
The closest relatives of the Maroon-fronted Parrot that you can see in Cumbres de Monterrey National Park (family Psittacidae, New World and African Parrots) are Red-crowned Parrot (about 10%), Yellow-headed Amazon (about 10%) and Green Parakeet (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Maroon-fronted Parrot is recorded against all the birds logged in Cumbres de Monterrey National Park (125 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.
