Aratinga leucophthalma
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In 3 days ~80% in a week >90%
The white-eyed parakeet (Psittacara leucophthalmus), known in aviculture as white-eyed conure, is a species of bird in the subfamily Arinae of the family Psittacidae, the African and New World parrots. It is found in every mainland South American country except Chile and also on Trinidad.
The white-eyed parakeet was for a time placed in the genus Aratinga but from about 2013 has been in its present genus Psittacara. What is now Finsch's parakeet (P. finschi) was for a time treated as a fourth subspecies of white-eyed parakeet, and they now constitute a superspecies.
The white-eyed parakeet's specific epithet is derived from the Ancient Greek leukos "white" and ophthalmos "eye". The white-eyed parakeet is 32 to 35 cm (13 to 14 in) long with a 37 to 40 cm (15 to 16 in) wingspan. It weighs 100 to 218 g (3.5 to 7.7 oz). The sexes are alike. Adults of all subspecies are mostly green that is paler on their underparts. They have red flecks on their head and neck. The bend and edge of their... Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Serra dos Órgãos National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 2 | Serra da Canastra National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 3 | Itatiaia National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 4 | Iguaçu National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 5 | Iguazú National Park | 🇦🇷 Argentina | |
| 6 | Manu National Park | 🇵🇪 Peru | |
| 7 | Chapada dos Guimarães National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 8 | Tambopata National Reserve | 🇵🇪 Peru | |
| 9 | Anavilhanas National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 10 | Tijuca National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 11 | Sierra de la Macarena National Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia | |
| 12 | Parque Estadual Encontro das Águas | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 13 | Amacayacu National Natural Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia | |
| 14 | Yasuní National Park | 🇪🇨 Ecuador | |
| 15 | Emas National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 16 | Brownsberg Nature Park | 🇸🇷 Suriname | |
| 17 | Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve | 🇪🇨 Ecuador | |
| 18 | Amboró National Park | 🇧🇴 Bolivia | |
| 19 | Iberá National Park | 🇦🇷 Argentina | |
| 20 | Podocarpus National Park | 🇪🇨 Ecuador |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Campinas | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 2 | Belo Horizonte | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 3 | Manaus | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 4 | Goiânia | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 5 | Campo Grande | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 6 | São Paulo | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 7 | Niterói | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 8 | Buenos Aires | 🇦🇷 Argentina | |
| 9 | Belém | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 10 | Rio de Janeiro | 🇧🇷 Brazil |
| # | Zoo / Centre | Country | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Parque das Aves | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 2 | Zoobotanic Park of Brusque | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 3 | Zoológico de Brasília | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 4 | Biocentro Güembé | 🇧🇴 Bolivia | |
| 5 | Bioparque | 🇺🇾 Uruguay | |
| 6 | Rio de Janeiro Zoological Garden | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 7 | Parque Ecológico de São Carlos | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 8 | Amaru | 🇪🇨 Ecuador | |
| 9 | Ecozoológico San Martín | 🇪🇨 Ecuador | |
| 10 | Zoológico de Canindé | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 11 | Zoológico do Município de São Bernardo do Campo | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 12 | Amazon Rescue Center | 🇵🇪 Peru | |
| 13 | Zoológico Miguél Álvarez del Toro | 🇲🇽 Mexico |
Likely
About 50% of wildlife watchers report a White-eyed Parakeet sighting in Iguaçu National Park on a given day, based on 1,977 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 13th most-seen of the 346 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 80%, and over a week to over 90%, if each day is a fresh chance.
June
In that month about 60% of wildlife watchers report a White-eyed Parakeet in Iguaçu National Park on a given day, against about 30% in November, the lowest month.
Between 3 and 6 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most White-eyed Parakeet sightings with a recorded time, and nearly all of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
4th of 20
Of the 20 parks where we can rate White-eyed Parakeet sightings, Iguaçu National Park ranks 4th at about 50%. The best odds are in Serra dos Órgãos National Park (Brazil, about 60%), Serra da Canastra National Park (Brazil, about 60%) and Itatiaia National Park (Brazil, about 50%). All parks ranked.
Same family: Psittacidae
The closest relatives of the White-eyed Parakeet that you can see in Iguaçu National Park (family Psittacidae, New World and African Parrots) are Scaly-headed Parrot (about 50%), Yellow-chevroned Parakeet (about 20%) and Blue-winged Parrotlet (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the White-eyed Parakeet is recorded against all the birds logged in Iguaçu National Park (1,977 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.
