Cyanoliseus patagonus
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In 3 days ~10% in a week ~30%
The burrowing parrot (Cyanoliseus patagonus), also known as the burrowing parakeet or the Patagonian conure, is a species of parrot native to Argentina and Chile. It belongs to the monotypic genus Cyanoliseus, with four subspecies that are currently recognized.
The burrowing parrot is unmistakable with a distinctive white eye ring, white breast marking, olive green body colour, and brightly coloured underparts. Named for their nesting habits, burrowing parrots excavate elaborate burrows in cliff faces and ravines in order to rear their chicks. They inhabit dry, open country up to 2000 m in elevation. Once abundant across Argentina and Chile, burrowing parrot populations have been in decline due to exploitation and persecution.
The burrowing parrot was first described in 1818 by Louis Pierre Vieillot as Psittacus patagonus. The genus was later renamed Cyanoliseus by Charles Lucien Bonaparte in 1854. The burrowing parrot is the only member of the genus Cyanoliseus, making it monotypic. Together with other genera of long-tailed New World parrots, Cyanoliseus is a part of the Tribe Arini, which in turn is a part of the subfamily Arinae, or Neotropical... Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Península Valdés | 🇦🇷 Argentina |
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No species of the same family or order lives in Península Valdés, so these are its closest relatives here: other birds.
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Burrowing Parakeet sighting in Península Valdés on a given day, based on 22 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 75th most-seen of the 96 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 10%, and over a week to about 30%, if each day is a fresh chance.
November and December
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Burrowing Parakeet in Península Valdés on a given day, against under 5% in January–May and August–October, the lowest months. June and July have too few records to rate.
Between noon and 3 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Burrowing 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.
Only Península Valdés, in our data
Península Valdés is the only park on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Burrowing Parakeet sightings: under 5% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Burrowing Parakeet is recorded against all the birds logged in Península Valdés (22 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.
