Aratinga wagleri
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The scarlet-fronted parakeet (Psittacara wagleri), known in aviculture as the scarlet-fronted conure, red-fronted conure, or Wagler's conure, is a Near Threatened species of bird in subfamily Arinae of the family Psittacidae, the African and New World parrots. It is found in Colombia and Venezuela.
The scarlet-fronted parakeet was for a time placed in the genus Aratinga but from about 2013 has been in its present genus Psittacara. Its taxonomy is otherwise unsettled. The IOC, HBW, and Clements treat them as the two subspecies of the cordilleran parakeet (P. frontatus).
This article follows the two-subspecies model. The scarlet-fronted parakeet is 34 to 40 cm (13 to 16 in) long and weighs 162 to 217 g (5.7 to 7.7 oz). The sexes are alike. Adults are generally green... Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Henri Pittier National Park | 🇻🇪 Venezuela | |
| 2 | Farallones de Cali National Natural Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia | |
| 3 | Los Nevados National Natural Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia | |
| 4 | Sierra de la Macarena National Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia |
| # | Zoo / Centre | Country | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ukumarí Biopark | 🇨🇴 Colombia | |
| 2 | Aviario Nacional de Colombia | 🇨🇴 Colombia | |
| 3 | Parque de la Conservación | 🇨🇴 Colombia | |
| 4 | Parque Zoológico El Pinar | 🇻🇪 Venezuela |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Scarlet-fronted Parakeet sighting in Farallones de Cali National Natural Park on a given day, based on 433 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 113th most-seen of the 542 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 30%, and over a week to about 50%, if each day is a fresh chance.
April–May and December
In those months about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Scarlet-fronted Parakeet in Farallones de Cali National Natural Park on a given day, against under 5% in September, the lowest month.
Between 7 and 10 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Scarlet-fronted Parakeet sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
2nd of 4
Of the 4 parks where we can rate Scarlet-fronted Parakeet sightings, Farallones de Cali National Natural Park ranks 2nd at about 10%. The best odds are in Henri Pittier National Park (Venezuela, about 20%).
Same family: Psittacidae
The closest relatives of the Scarlet-fronted Parakeet that you can see in Farallones de Cali National Natural Park (family Psittacidae, New World and African Parrots) are Blue-headed Parrot (about 10%), Scaly-naped Parrot (about 10%) and Spectacled Parrotlet (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Scarlet-fronted Parakeet is recorded against all the birds logged in Farallones de Cali National Natural Park (433 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.
