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 Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park on a given day, based on 43 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 359th most-seen of the 467 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 Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park 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, Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park ranks 6th 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 Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park (family Psittacidae, New World and African Parrots) are White-crowned Parrot (about 10%), Barred Parakeet (about 10%) and Crimson-fronted 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 Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park (43 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.
