Nandayus nenday
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The nanday parakeet (Aratinga nenday), also known as the black-hooded parakeet or nanday conure, is a medium-small, mostly green, Neotropical parrot native to continental South America. The nanday parakeet was previously regarded as a member of the monotypic genus Nandayus Bonaparte, 1854 one of the rough 16 genera of Neotropical parrots of tribe Arini which includes the conures and macaws. However, phylogenetic evidence showed that it is positioned in one of the four groups in the genus Aratinga. When the genus Aratinga was revised and split in four separate genera, this species was included in the current genus Aratinga. This revision was based on earlier studies. According to a mtDNA-based phylogenetic analysis of the genus Aratinga by Ribas & Miyaki (2004), the nanday conure forms a monophyletic group with the sun conure (A. solstitialis), jenday conure (A. jandaya), and golden-capped conure (A. auricapilla). Tavares et al. (2005) in a mitochondrial and nuclear DNA analysis of 29 species representing 25 of 30 genera of Neotropical parrots found the nanday conure's closest relative to be Aratinga solstitialis, the sun conure, and the time of divergence of the species... Wikipedia →
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| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chapada dos Guimarães National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 2 | Parque Estadual Encontro das Águas | 🇧🇷 Brazil |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Buenos Aires | 🇦🇷 Argentina | |
| 2 | Asuncion | 🇵🇾 Paraguay | |
| 3 | Miami | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 4 | Barcelona | 🇪🇸 Spain | |
| 5 | Campo Grande | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 6 | Los Angeles | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 7 | Mesa | 🇺🇸 United States |
| # | Zoo / Centre | Country | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Parque das Aves | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 2 | Zoobotánico Jerez | 🇪🇸 Spain | |
| 3 | Parque Zoológico de León - Zooleón | 🇲🇽 Mexico | |
| 4 | São Paulo Zoo | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 5 | Kyiv Zoo | 🇺🇦 Ukraine | |
| 6 | Zoológico de Goiânia | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 7 | Ljubljana Zoo | 🇸🇮 Slovenia | |
| 8 | Krakow Zoo | 🇵🇱 Poland | |
| 9 | Zoo das Aves | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 10 | Zoo Americana / Parque Ecológico Municipal | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 11 | Vogelpark Avifauna | 🇳🇱 Netherlands | |
| 12 | UMA "El Palapo" | 🇲🇽 Mexico | |
| 13 | Reptile Gardens | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 14 | Alameda Park Zoo | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 15 | World of Birds Wildlife Sanctuary and Monkey Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 16 | Gran Acuario de Mazatlán "Mar de Cortés" | 🇲🇽 Mexico | |
| 17 | Parque Loro Sexi | 🇪🇸 Spain | |
| 18 | Exotarium Sosnowiec | 🇵🇱 Poland | |
| 19 | Bird Kingdom | 🇨🇦 Canada | |
| 20 | Bird Park | 🇷🇺 Russia | |
| 21 | Hill City AquaZoo | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 22 | Seaside Seabird Sanctuary | 🇺🇸 United States |
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Nanday Parakeet sighting in Parque Estadual Encontro das Águas on a given day, based on 8 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 275th most-seen of the 308 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to under 5%, if each day is a fresh chance.
Any time of year
In every month with enough records, under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Nanday Parakeet in Parque Estadual Encontro das Águas on a given day, so our monthly data shows no clear season. January to April have too few records to rate.
Between 2 and 5 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Nanday Parakeet sightings with a recorded time, and about 8 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Among the best
Of the 2 parks where we can rate Nanday Parakeet sightings, Parque Estadual Encontro das Águas ranks 2nd at under 5%, level with the leaders once rounded. The best odds are in Chapada dos Guimarães National Park (Brazil, under 5%).
Same family: Psittacidae
The closest relatives of the Nanday Parakeet that you can see in Parque Estadual Encontro das Águas (family Psittacidae, New World and African Parrots) are Monk Parakeet (about 60%), Yellow-chevroned Parakeet (about 60%) and Blue-fronted Parrot (about 50%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Nanday Parakeet is recorded against all the birds logged in Parque Estadual Encontro das Águas (8 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.
