Pionus chalcopterus
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In 3 days ~20% in a week ~50%
The bronze-winged parrot (Pionus chalcopterus) is a medium-sized pionus parrot 28 cm (11 in) long. It is a short-tailed stocky parrot found in forest and woodland in north-western South America. The bronze-winged parrot is mainly dark with a whitish chin patch and its upper chest is speckled with pink feathers. It has short red undertail feathers. The rump, tail and wings are dark blue with lighter blue underwings. The head is dark blue-green; the mantle, back and underparts are dark bronze-green with some blue tipped feathers and sometimes scattered red feathers. Its beak is pale yellow. In adults the ring of bare skin around the eyes is pink. Juveniles have whitish eyerings and their underparts are brownish.
Today most authorities consider this species as monotypic, but some continue to recognize two subspecies: P. c. chalcopterus: west Venezuela, and north and central Colombia. P. b. cyanescens: south-west Colombia, west Ecuador, and north-west Peru. Reputedly with broader blue margins on feathers, chin patch and surrounding ring smaller and less distinct.
The bronze-winged parrot is found in far western Venezuela, western... Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Machalilla National Park | 🇪🇨 Ecuador | |
| 2 | Los Nevados National Natural Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia | |
| 3 | Farallones de Cali National Natural Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia |
| # | Zoo / Centre | Country | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Parque Zoologico Guátika | 🇨🇴 Colombia | |
| 2 | Ukumarí Biopark | 🇨🇴 Colombia | |
| 3 | Rio de Janeiro Zoological Garden | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 4 | Aviario Nacional de Colombia | 🇨🇴 Colombia | |
| 5 | Loro Parque | 🇪🇸 Spain | |
| 6 | Bioparque Los Ocarros | 🇨🇴 Colombia | |
| 7 | Zoo. La Isla del Tapir | 🇪🇨 Ecuador | |
| 8 | Parque de la Conservación | 🇨🇴 Colombia | |
| 9 | zoologico de barranquilla | 🇨🇴 Colombia | |
| 10 | Agroflori Parque de las Aves | 🇧🇴 Bolivia | |
| 11 | Castellar Zoo | 🇪🇸 Spain | |
| 12 | Cali Zoo | 🇨🇴 Colombia | |
| 13 | Wiwa Quito | 🇪🇨 Ecuador |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Bronze-winged Parrot sighting in Los Nevados National Natural Park on a given day, based on 484 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 105th most-seen of the 424 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 20%, and over a week to about 50%, if each day is a fresh chance.
August to June
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Bronze-winged Parrot in Los Nevados National Natural Park on a given day, against under 5% in July, the lowest month.
Between 6 and 9 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Bronze-winged Parrot 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 3 parks where we can rate Bronze-winged Parrot sightings, Los Nevados National Natural Park ranks 2nd at about 10%, level with the leaders once rounded. The best odds are in Machalilla National Park (Ecuador, about 10%).
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Bronze-winged Parrot is recorded against all the birds logged in Los Nevados National Natural Park (484 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.
