Pionopsitta barrabandi
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The orange-cheeked parrot (Pyrilia barrabandi), also known as Barraband's parrot, is a species of parrot in the family Psittacidae. It was formerly placed in the genus Pionopsitta, which is now monotypic. It is found in the Amazonian Andes, in humid lowland forests in the northwestern, southwestern, and south-central Amazon Basin in South America.
They are threatened with loss of habitat due to the increasing deforestation of the Amazon. The binomial name of this bird commemorates the French painter Jacques Barraband. It was formerly placed in the genus Pionopsitta.
There are two subspecies: P.b. barrabandi- Found north of the upper Amazon River from east Amazonas, northern Brazil and southern Venezuela to southeast Colombia, eastern Ecuador and northeastern Peru. P.b. aurantiigena- Found south of the upper Amazon River from northern Brazil to eastern Peru and northern Bolivia.
The parrots are 25 cm (9.8 in) in size and weigh 165–190 g (5.8–6.7 oz). Adults have an olive throat and breast. The thighs are yellow, with the bend of the wing and lesser wing coverts ranging from yellow to orange, and the carpal edge and underwing coverts being... Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yasuní National Park | 🇪🇨 Ecuador | |
| 2 | Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve | 🇪🇨 Ecuador | |
| 3 | Tambopata National Reserve | 🇵🇪 Peru | |
| 4 | Manu National Park | 🇵🇪 Peru | |
| 5 | Anavilhanas National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 6 | Amacayacu National Natural Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia |
Possible
About 20% of wildlife watchers report an Orange-cheeked Parrot sighting in Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve on a given day, based on 119 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 71st most-seen of the 328 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 50%, and over a week to about 80%, if each day is a fresh chance.
August and November–December
In those months about 30% of wildlife watchers report an Orange-cheeked Parrot in Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve on a given day, against about 10% in February, April–May and October, the lowest months.
Between 6 and 9 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Orange-cheeked 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.
Among the best
Of the 6 parks where we can rate Orange-cheeked Parrot sightings, Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve ranks 2nd at about 20%, level with the leaders once rounded. The best odds are in Yasuní National Park (Ecuador, about 20%).
Same family: Psittacidae
The closest relatives of the Orange-cheeked Parrot that you can see in Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve (family Psittacidae, New World and African Parrots) are Blue-and-yellow Macaw (about 70%), Orange-winged Parrot (about 50%) and Cobalt-winged Parakeet (about 40%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Orange-cheeked Parrot is recorded against all the birds logged in Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve (119 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.
