Aratinga leucophthalma
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In 3 days ~40% in a week ~70%
The white-eyed parakeet (Psittacara leucophthalmus), known in aviculture as white-eyed conure, is a species of bird in the subfamily Arinae of the family Psittacidae, the African and New World parrots. It is found in every mainland South American country except Chile and also on Trinidad.
The white-eyed parakeet was for a time placed in the genus Aratinga but from about 2013 has been in its present genus Psittacara. What is now Finsch's parakeet (P. finschi) was for a time treated as a fourth subspecies of white-eyed parakeet, and they now constitute a superspecies.
The white-eyed parakeet's specific epithet is derived from the Ancient Greek leukos "white" and ophthalmos "eye". The white-eyed parakeet is 32 to 35 cm (13 to 14 in) long with a 37 to 40 cm (15 to 16 in) wingspan. It weighs 100 to 218 g (3.5 to 7.7 oz). The sexes are alike. Adults of all subspecies are mostly green that is paler on their underparts. They have red flecks on their head and neck. The bend and edge of their... Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Serra dos Órgãos National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 2 | Serra da Canastra National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 3 | Itatiaia National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 4 | Iguaçu National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 5 | Iguazú National Park | 🇦🇷 Argentina | |
| 6 | Manu National Park | 🇵🇪 Peru | |
| 7 | Chapada dos Guimarães National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 8 | Tambopata National Reserve | 🇵🇪 Peru | |
| 9 | Anavilhanas National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 10 | Tijuca National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 11 | Sierra de la Macarena National Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia | |
| 12 | Parque Estadual Encontro das Águas | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 13 | Amacayacu National Natural Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia | |
| 14 | Yasuní National Park | 🇪🇨 Ecuador | |
| 15 | Emas National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 16 | Brownsberg Nature Park | 🇸🇷 Suriname | |
| 17 | Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve | 🇪🇨 Ecuador | |
| 18 | Amboró National Park | 🇧🇴 Bolivia | |
| 19 | Iberá National Park | 🇦🇷 Argentina | |
| 20 | Podocarpus National Park | 🇪🇨 Ecuador |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Campinas | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 2 | Belo Horizonte | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 3 | Manaus | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 4 | Goiânia | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 5 | Campo Grande | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 6 | São Paulo | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 7 | Niterói | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 8 | Buenos Aires | 🇦🇷 Argentina | |
| 9 | Belém | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 10 | Rio de Janeiro | 🇧🇷 Brazil |
| # | Zoo / Centre | Country | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Parque das Aves | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 2 | Zoobotanic Park of Brusque | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 3 | Zoológico de Brasília | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 4 | Biocentro Güembé | 🇧🇴 Bolivia | |
| 5 | Bioparque | 🇺🇾 Uruguay | |
| 6 | Rio de Janeiro Zoological Garden | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 7 | Parque Ecológico de São Carlos | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 8 | Amaru | 🇪🇨 Ecuador | |
| 9 | Ecozoológico San Martín | 🇪🇨 Ecuador | |
| 10 | Zoológico de Canindé | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 11 | Zoológico do Município de São Bernardo do Campo | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 12 | Amazon Rescue Center | 🇵🇪 Peru | |
| 13 | Zoológico Miguél Álvarez del Toro | 🇲🇽 Mexico |
Possible
About 20% of wildlife watchers report a White-eyed Parakeet sighting in Tijuca National Park on a given day, based on 600 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 36th most-seen of the 214 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 40%, and over a week to about 70%, if each day is a fresh chance.
October and December
In those months about 30% of wildlife watchers report a White-eyed Parakeet in Tijuca National Park on a given day, against about 10% in January–March, May–June and August–September, the lowest months.
Between 3 and 6 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most White-eyed Parakeet sightings with a recorded time, and nearly all of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
10th of 20
Of the 20 parks where we can rate White-eyed Parakeet sightings, Tijuca National Park ranks 10th at about 20%. The best odds are in Serra dos Órgãos National Park (Brazil, about 60%), Serra da Canastra National Park (Brazil, about 60%) and Itatiaia National Park (Brazil, about 50%). All parks ranked.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the White-eyed Parakeet is recorded against all the birds logged in Tijuca National Park (600 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.
