Pionopsitta haematotis
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In 3 days ~20% in a week ~40%
The brown-hooded parrot (Pyrilia haematotis) is a species of bird in subfamily Arinae of the family Psittacidae, the African and New World parrots. It is found from Mexico to Colombia. The brown-hooded parrot and the other six members of genus Pyrilia were until the early 21st century included in genus Pionopsitta with the pileated parrot (P. pileata). The brown-hooded and rose-faced parrot (Pyrilia pulchra) have at times been treated as conspecific and are now considered sister species.
The latter has at times been suggested as a separate species but this treatment has not been accepted. The brown-hooded parrot is 21 to 23 cm (8.3 to 9.1 in) long and weighs 145 to 150 g (5.1 to 5.3 oz). Adults have a reddish brown crown, ear coverts, and throat, a pinkish red patch behind the eye, and white nares and eye ring. Their nape and breast are dull olive-yellow and their flanks red. Most of the rest of their body is green, with blue on the wing edge, blackish blue on the flight feathers, and blue... Wikipedia →
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | San José | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica |
| # | Zoo / Centre | Country | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | La Paz Waterfall Gardens | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Brown-hooded Parrot sighting in Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge on a given day, based on 89 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 152nd most-seen of the 329 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 20%, and over a week to about 40%, if each day is a fresh chance.
April–May and July
In those months about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Brown-hooded Parrot in Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge on a given day, against under 5% in August–September and November–March, the lowest months.
Between 6 and 9 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Brown-hooded Parrot sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
17th of 31
Of the 31 parks where we can rate Brown-hooded Parrot sightings, Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge ranks 17th at about 10%. The best odds are in Montes Azules Biosphere Reserve (Mexico, about 40%), Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve (Costa Rica, about 20%) and Darién National Park (Panama, about 20%). All parks ranked.
Same family: Psittacidae
The closest relatives of the Brown-hooded Parrot that you can see in Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge (family Psittacidae, New World and African Parrots) are Red-lored Parrot (about 50%), Mealy Parrot (about 30%) and Great Green Macaw (about 30%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Brown-hooded Parrot is recorded against all the birds logged in Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge (89 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.
