Olive-throated Parakeet

Olive-throated Parakeet

Aratinga nana

Silhouette: Myriam_Ramirez · PhyloPic

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible
at Tortuguero National Park

In 3 days ~70% in a week ~90%

1,056 Verified sightings at Tortuguero National Park From 2019 to 2026
9,772 In all 26 parks
January Best month
☀️ Diurnal When it's spotted

About the Olive-throated Parakeet

The olive-throated parakeet (Eupsittula nana), also known as the olive-throated conure in aviculture, is a species of bird in subfamily Arinae of the family Psittacidae, the African and New World parrots. It is found from Mexico to Costa Rica and in Jamaica; it has been introduced to the Dominican Republic on Hispaniola.

The olive-throated parakeet was long included in genus Aratinga but since about 2014 has been in Eupsittula. The American Ornithological Society, the International Ornithological Committee, and the Clements taxonomy assign these three subspecies to the olive-throated parakeet:

This article follows the single species, three-subspecies, model. The "Jamaican" olive-throated parakeet E. n. nana is the nominate subspecies; it is 22 to 26 cm (8.7 to 10 in) long and weighs about 72 to 85 g (2.5 to 3.0 oz). The "Aztec... Wikipedia →

Sounds

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Mexico · 2024

© Eduardo Enrique Suarez Zapata · iNaturalist · CC BY-NC 4.0

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Mexico · 2021

© elpatitojuan · iNaturalist · CC BY-NC 4.0

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Mexico · 2022

© dbeadle · iNaturalist · CC BY-NC 4.0

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability
1 Celestún Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico
~60%
2 Sian Ka'an Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico
~50%
3 Pico Bonito National Park 🇭🇳 Honduras
~50%
4 Calakmul Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico
~50%
5 Tikal National Park 🇬🇹 Guatemala
~40%
6 Blue and John Crow Mountains National Park 🇯🇲 Jamaica
~40%
7 Cockscomb Basin Wildlife Sanctuary 🇧🇿 Belize
~40%
8 Tortuguero National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
~30%
9 Montes Azules Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico
~30%
10 Cusuco National Park 🇭🇳 Honduras
~30%
11 Biotopo Cerro Cahuí 🇬🇹 Guatemala
~30%
12 Cerro Azul Meámbar National Park 🇭🇳 Honduras
~30%
13 Arrecifes de Cozumel National Park 🇲🇽 Mexico
~20%
14 Ría Lagartos Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico
~20%
15 Lago de Yojoa 🇭🇳 Honduras
~20%
16 Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
~20%
17 Cahuita National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
~10%
18 Bastimentos Island National Marine Park 🇵🇦 Panama
~10%
19 Braulio Carrillo National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
~10%
20 La Amistad International Park (Panama) 🇵🇦 Panama
~10%
21 Tenorio Volcano National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
~10%
22 Celaque National Park 🇭🇳 Honduras
<5%
23 Arenal Volcano National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
24 Rincón de la Vieja National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
25 Poás Volcano National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
26 Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%

Cities Where Found

# City Country Daily sighting probability
1 San Pedro Sula 🇭🇳 Honduras
~20%
2 Tegucigalpa 🇭🇳 Honduras
~10%
3 Monterrey 🇲🇽 México
<5%

Zoos & Centres Where Found

# Zoo / Centre Country
1 Parque Municipal Summit 🇵🇦 Panama In captivity
2 Loro Parque 🇪🇸 Spain In captivity
3 Zoológico La Reina 🇲🇽 Mexico In captivity
4 Macaw mountain bird park 🇭🇳 Honduras In captivity
5 Croco Cun Zoo 🇲🇽 Mexico In captivity
6 Parque museo La Venta 🇲🇽 Mexico In captivity
7 Acuario Inbursa 🇲🇽 Mexico In captivity
8 Zoológico Miguél Álvarez del Toro 🇲🇽 Mexico In captivity

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing an Olive-throated Parakeet in Tortuguero National Park?

Possible

About 30% of wildlife watchers report an Olive-throated Parakeet sighting in Tortuguero National Park on a given day, based on 1,056 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 39th most-seen of the 348 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 70%, and over a week to about 90%, if each day is a fresh chance.

When is the best time to see an Olive-throated Parakeet in Tortuguero National Park?

January and April

In those months about 40% of wildlife watchers report an Olive-throated Parakeet in Tortuguero National Park on a given day, against about 20% in May and July, the lowest months.

What time of day is best to see an Olive-throated Parakeet?

Between 6 and 9 am

Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Olive-throated 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.

Where does the Olive-throated Parakeet sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the Olive-throated Parakeet is recorded against all the birds logged in Tortuguero National Park (1,056 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.

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