Forpus xanthopterygius
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In 3 days ~30% in a week ~60%
The cobalt-rumped parrotlet (Forpus xanthopterygius) or blue-winged parrotlet is a species of parrot in the family Psittacidae. Cobalt-rumped parrotlets are found in much of central and northern South America. Their range is split by each subspecies, as described above. It is generally common and widespread, though more localized in the Amazon Basin.
Cobalt-rumped parrotlets are mainly found in lowlands. They occur in dry and riparian woodlands, cerrado, caatinga, palm groves, semi-arid scrubland, savanna, and pastures. Cobalt-rumped parrotlets tend to avoid densely forested areas. They are not found at altitudes above 1,200 metres (3,900 ft).
Cobalt-rumped parrotlets are generally non-migratory; however, populations in Argentina move locally according to the flowering seasons of various plant species in their diet. Populations in the Brazilian Atlantic Forest are altitudinal migrants.
The number of cobalt-rumped parrotlets is unknown, but the population is stable. It is listed... Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Itatiaia National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 2 | Chapada dos Guimarães National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 3 | Serra da Canastra National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 4 | Iguaçu National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 5 | Iguazú National Park | 🇦🇷 Argentina | |
| 6 | Serra dos Órgãos National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 7 | Chapada Diamantina National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 8 | Yasuní National Park | 🇪🇨 Ecuador | |
| 9 | Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve | 🇪🇨 Ecuador |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Santa Cruz de la Sierra | 🇧🇴 Bolivia | |
| 2 | Campinas | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 3 | Santos | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 4 | Asuncion | 🇵🇾 Paraguay | |
| 5 | João Pessoa | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 6 | São Paulo | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 7 | Belo Horizonte | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 8 | Barranquilla | 🇨🇴 Colombia | |
| 9 | Goiânia | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 10 | Campo Grande | 🇧🇷 Brazil |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Blue-winged Parrotlet sighting in Iguaçu National Park on a given day, based on 482 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 97th most-seen of the 346 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.
March–April and September
In those months about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Blue-winged Parrotlet in Iguaçu National Park on a given day, against about 10% in May–August and October–February, the lowest months.
Between 8 and 11 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Blue-winged Parrotlet sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
4th of 9
Of the 9 parks where we can rate Blue-winged Parrotlet sightings, Iguaçu National Park ranks 4th at about 10%. The best odds are in Itatiaia National Park (Brazil, about 20%), Chapada dos Guimarães National Park (Brazil, about 20%) and Serra da Canastra National Park (Brazil, about 20%).
Same family: Psittacidae
The closest relatives of the Blue-winged Parrotlet that you can see in Iguaçu National Park (family Psittacidae, New World and African Parrots) are Scaly-headed Parrot (about 50%), White-eyed Parakeet (about 50%) and Yellow-chevroned Parakeet (about 20%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Blue-winged Parrotlet is recorded against all the birds logged in Iguaçu National Park (482 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.
