Touit costaricensis
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The red-fronted parrotlet (Touit costaricensis) is a Near Threatened species of bird in subfamily Arinae of the family Psittacidae, the African and New World parrots. It is found in Costa Rica and Panama. The red-fronted parrotlet has been treated by some authors as a subspecies of the blue-fronted parrotlet (T. dilectissimus), and the two are now considered a superspecies. The red-fronted parrotlet is monotypic.
The red-fronted parrotlet is about 15 to 17 cm (5.9 to 6.7 in) long and weighs about 80 g (2.8 oz). Its body is mostly green, darker above than below. Its forehead ("front") and much of its face are red with a bit of blue on the latter and a white eye ring. Its crown and hindneck are bronze-green and its throat yellowish. It has much red on the wing's "wrist", and its primaries are black with green outer edges. Its underwing coverts are yellow. Its tail has a square end; the central tail feathers are black and the others yellow with black tips. Males have more red on their face than females and immatures have almost none.
The red-fronted parrotlet is found from western Costa Rica into western Panama... Wikipedia →
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| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bastimentos Island National Marine Park | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 2 | La Amistad International Park (Panama) | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 3 | Braulio Carrillo National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 4 | Chirripó National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 5 | Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 6 | Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 7 | Tenorio Volcano National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 8 | Los Quetzales National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 9 | Arenal Volcano National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica |
| # | Zoo / Centre | Country | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Zoo de Doué | 🇫🇷 France |
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Red-fronted Parrotlet sighting in Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve on a given day, based on 68 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 247th most-seen of the 412 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 Red-fronted Parrotlet in Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve on a given day, so our monthly data shows no clear season.
Between 5 and 8 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Red-fronted Parrotlet 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 9 parks where we can rate Red-fronted Parrotlet sightings, Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve ranks 5th at under 5%, level with the leaders once rounded. The best odds are in Bastimentos Island National Marine Park (Panama, under 5%), La Amistad International Park (Panama) (Panama, under 5%) and Braulio Carrillo National Park (Costa Rica, under 5%).
Same family: Psittacidae
The closest relatives of the Red-fronted Parrotlet that you can see in Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve (family Psittacidae, New World and African Parrots) are White-fronted Parrot (about 30%), Brown-hooded Parrot (about 20%) and Orange-chinned Parakeet (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Red-fronted Parrotlet is recorded against all the birds logged in Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve (68 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.
