Touit huetii
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The scarlet-shouldered parrotlet (Touit huetii), also known as the red-winged parrotlet or Huet's parrotlet, is a species of bird in subfamily Arinae of the family Psittacidae, the African and New World parrots. It is found in Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, Guyana, Peru, and Venezuela, possibly in Suriname, and as a vagrant to Trinidad and Tobago.
The scarlet-shouldered parrotlet is monotypic. The scarlet-shouldered parrotlet is 15 to 16 cm (5.9 to 6.3 in) long and weighs 58 to 62 g (2.0 to 2.2 oz). Its body is mostly green, darker above than below. The front of its face is dark with a white eye ring and its crown and nape olive-brown. Its upper wing coverts are dark blue, its primaries black, and its carpal bar, underwing coverts, and axillaries red. The male's tail has green central feathers and red outer ones with black tips; females' tails are all greenish yellow with black tips. Both sexes' under tail coverts are yellow. Immature birds are like adult females but with a green face.
The scarlet-shouldered parrotlet has a disjunct distribution. It is found in northeastern Venezuela and adjacent Guyana... Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yasuní National Park | 🇪🇨 Ecuador | |
| 2 | Anavilhanas National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 3 | Sierra de la Macarena National Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia | |
| 4 | Tambopata National Reserve | 🇵🇪 Peru | |
| 5 | Manu National Park | 🇵🇪 Peru |
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Scarlet-shouldered Parrotlet sighting in Sierra de la Macarena National Park on a given day, based on 25 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 258th most-seen of the 418 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 10%, and over a week to about 20%, if each day is a fresh chance.
July and November
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Scarlet-shouldered Parrotlet in Sierra de la Macarena National Park on a given day, against under 5% in August–October and December–June, the lowest months.
Between 8 and 11 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Scarlet-shouldered Parrotlet sightings with a recorded time, and nearly all of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Among the best
Of the 5 parks where we can rate Scarlet-shouldered Parrotlet sightings, Sierra de la Macarena National Park ranks 3rd at under 5%, level with the leaders once rounded. The best odds are in Yasuní National Park (Ecuador, under 5%) and Anavilhanas National Park (Brazil, under 5%).
Same family: Psittacidae
The closest relatives of the Scarlet-shouldered Parrotlet that you can see in Sierra de la Macarena National Park (family Psittacidae, New World and African Parrots) are Chestnut-fronted Macaw (about 30%), Blue-headed Parrot (about 20%) and Cobalt-winged Parakeet (about 20%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Scarlet-shouldered Parrotlet is recorded against all the birds logged in Sierra de la Macarena National Park (25 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.
