Brotogeris chiriri
Silhouette: Myriam Ramirez · PhyloPic
In 3 days ~50% in a week ~80%
The yellow-chevroned parakeet (Brotogeris chiriri) is native to tropical South America south of the Amazon River basin from central Brazil to southern Bolivia, Paraguay, and northern Argentina. Caged birds have been released in some areas, and the birds have established self-sustaining populations in Miami, Florida, and Los Angeles. A small population in San Francisco, California that mostly centered around Mission Dolores Park disappeared in the early 2000s. This bird seems to be doing better in its North American feral population than the closely related white-winged parakeet. The species is also established in the downtown area of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil; and in Buenos Aires, Argentina; where it was introduced. The native population in South America continues to do well.
The bird is 20–25 cm in length, and is mostly light green in color. It has a trailing yellow edge on its folded wings, which is also seen when the bird is in flight. It was considered conspecific with the white-winged parakeet until 1997. Wild birds primarily use disturbed forests and forest clearings around settlements. They rarely use deep tropical forests.
The bird feeds mostly... Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chapada dos Guimarães National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 2 | Parque Estadual Encontro das Águas | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 3 | Emas National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 4 | Amboró National Park | 🇧🇴 Bolivia | |
| 5 | Serra da Canastra National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 6 | Iguazú National Park | 🇦🇷 Argentina | |
| 7 | Iguaçu National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 8 | Itatiaia National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 9 | Tijuca National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 10 | Chapada Diamantina National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 11 | Serra dos Órgãos National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Goiânia | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 2 | Brasilia | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 3 | Campo Grande | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 4 | Belo Horizonte | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 5 | Fortaleza | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 6 | Porto Alegre | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 7 | Santa Cruz de la Sierra | 🇧🇴 Bolivia | |
| 8 | Campinas | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 9 | Asuncion | 🇵🇾 Paraguay | |
| 10 | Recife | 🇧🇷 Brazil |
| # | Zoo / Centre | Country | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Parque das Aves | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 2 | Zoológico de Goiânia | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 3 | Biocentro Güembé | 🇧🇴 Bolivia | |
| 4 | Zoo das Aves | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 5 | Parque Ecológico de São Carlos | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 6 | Loro Parque | 🇪🇸 Spain | |
| 7 | Agroflori Parque de las Aves | 🇧🇴 Bolivia |
Possible
About 20% of wildlife watchers report a Yellow-chevroned Parakeet sighting in Iguazú National Park on a given day, based on 1,085 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 63rd most-seen of the 343 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 50%, and over a week to about 80%, if each day is a fresh chance.
June–July and October
In those months about 30% of wildlife watchers report a Yellow-chevroned Parakeet in Iguazú National Park on a given day, against about 10% in November to January, the lowest months.
Between 7 and 10 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Yellow-chevroned 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.
6th of 11
Of the 11 parks where we can rate Yellow-chevroned Parakeet sightings, Iguazú National Park ranks 6th at about 20%. The best odds are in Chapada dos Guimarães National Park (Brazil, about 60%), Parque Estadual Encontro das Águas (Brazil, about 60%) and Emas National Park (Brazil, about 40%). All parks ranked.
Same family: Psittacidae
The closest relatives of the Yellow-chevroned Parakeet that you can see in Iguazú National Park (family Psittacidae, New World and African Parrots) are Scaly-headed Parrot (about 40%), White-eyed Parakeet (about 40%) and Monk Parakeet (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Yellow-chevroned Parakeet is recorded against all the birds logged in Iguazú National Park (1,085 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.
