Touit dilectissimus
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In 3 days ~10% in a week ~20%
The blue-fronted parrotlet (Touit dilectissimus) is a species of bird in subfamily Arinae of the family Psittacidae, the African and New World parrots. It is found in Colombia, Ecuador, Panama, and Venezuela. The blue-fronted parrotlet is monotypic. However, some authors have treated it as conspecific with red-fronted parrotlet (T. costaricensis) under that English name. The two form a superspecies.
The blue-fronted parrotlet is about 17 to 18 cm (6.7 to 7.1 in) long and weighs 59 to 71 g (2.1 to 2.5 oz). Its body is mostly green, darker above than below. Its forehead ("front") is blue; it has a white eye ring and a red line in front of and below the eye with more blue below it. Its crown and hindneck are bronze-green. It has much red on the wing's "wrist", and its primaries are black with green outer edges. Its underwing coverts are yellow. Its central tail feathers are black and the others yellow with black tips. Males have more red on their wing than females; immatures resemble females with a less distinctive facial pattern.
The blue-fronted parrotlet is found from eastern Panama south along the Pacific... Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chagres National Park | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 2 | Darién National Park | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 3 | Farallones de Cali National Natural Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia |
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Blue-fronted Parrotlet sighting in Darién National Park on a given day, based on 14 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 296th most-seen of the 397 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 10%, and over a week to about 20%, if each day is a fresh chance.
May and July
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Blue-fronted Parrotlet in Darién National Park on a given day, against under 5% in June and August–April, the lowest months.
Between 11 am and 2 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Blue-fronted Parrotlet sightings with a recorded time, and nearly all of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
2nd of 3
Of the 3 parks where we can rate Blue-fronted Parrotlet sightings, Darién National Park ranks 2nd at under 5%. The best odds are in Chagres National Park (Panama, about 10%).
Same family: Psittacidae
The closest relatives of the Blue-fronted Parrotlet that you can see in Darién National Park (family Psittacidae, New World and African Parrots) are Mealy Parrot (about 40%), Red-and-green Macaw (about 30%) and Red-lored Parrot (about 20%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Blue-fronted Parrotlet is recorded against all the birds logged in Darién National Park (14 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.
