Brotogeris jugularis
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In 3 days ~30% in a week ~60%
The orange-chinned parakeet (Brotogeris jugularis), also known as the Tovi parakeet, is a species of bird in subfamily Arinae of the family Psittacidae, the African and New World parrots. It is found from southern Mexico through Central America into Colombia and Venezuela.
Another subspecies, B. j. apurensis, has been proposed as separate from exsul but that treatment has not been accepted. The orange-chinned and the grey-cheeked parakeet (B. pyrrhotera) are sister species. The orange-chinned parakeet is 18 to 19 cm (7.1 to 7.5 in) long and weighs between 53 and 65 g (1.9 and 2.3 oz). Adults of the nominate subspecies have a bright green head with a bluish wash on the crown, a white eye ring, an orange chin, and a pale bill. The chin patch is often hard to see. Their upperparts and tail are bluish green with brown wing coverts that show as "shoulders" when perched. Their underparts are mostly bright green with bluish vent and thighs. Their underwing coverts are yellow. Immature birds are similar to adults. Subspecies... Wikipedia →
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Maracaibo | 🇻🇪 Venezuela | |
| 2 | Panama City | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 3 | San Salvador | 🇸🇻 El Salvador | |
| 4 | Medellín | 🇨🇴 Colombia | |
| 5 | Valencia | 🇻🇪 Venezuela | |
| 6 | Managua | 🇳🇮 Nicaragua | |
| 7 | Cali | 🇨🇴 Colombia | |
| 8 | San José | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 9 | Tegucigalpa | 🇭🇳 Honduras | |
| 10 | Barranquilla | 🇨🇴 Colombia |
| # | Zoo / Centre | Country | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Parque Municipal Summit | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 2 | Zoológico de San Juan de Aragón | 🇲🇽 Mexico | |
| 3 | La Paz Waterfall Gardens | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 4 | Aviario Nacional de Colombia | 🇨🇴 Colombia | |
| 5 | Mangal das Garças | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 6 | El Nispero Zoo | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 7 | International Animal Rescue – Costa Rica | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 8 | Zoológico Miguél Álvarez del Toro | 🇲🇽 Mexico |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report an Orange-chinned Parakeet sighting in Tortuguero National Park on a given day, based on 402 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 90th most-seen of the 348 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 30%, and over a week to about 60%, if each day is a fresh chance.
February and April–May
In those months about 20% of wildlife watchers report an Orange-chinned Parakeet in Tortuguero National Park on a given day, against under 5% in September, the lowest month.
Between 3 and 6 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Orange-chinned 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.
25th of 36
Of the 36 parks where we can rate Orange-chinned Parakeet sightings, Tortuguero National Park ranks 25th at about 10%. The best odds are in Parque Natural Metropolitano (Panama, about 70%), Tayrona National Natural Park (Colombia, about 60%) and Marino Ballena National Park (Costa Rica, about 50%). All parks ranked.
Same family: Psittacidae
The closest relatives of the Orange-chinned Parakeet that you can see in Tortuguero National Park (family Psittacidae, New World and African Parrots) are Great Green Macaw (about 60%), Red-lored Parrot (about 40%) and Mealy Parrot (about 30%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Orange-chinned Parakeet is recorded against all the birds logged in Tortuguero National Park (402 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.
