Brotogeris cyanoptera
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In 3 days ~90% in a week >90%
The cobalt-winged parakeet (Brotogeris cyanoptera) 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.
The International Ornithological Committee and the Clements taxonomy attribute the first description of the cobalt-winged parakeet to August von Pelzeln, dated 1870. Pelzeln called it Sittace cyanoptera and separated it from what is now the orange-chinned parakeet (Brotogeris jugularis). Peters, in his Check-list of Birds of the World, cited Tommaso Salvadori (1891) as the originator, and this citation is used by BirdLife International's Handbook of the Birds of the World.
The cobalt-winged parakeet has these three subspecies: Subspecies B. c. gustavi has been treated as a separate species by some authors. The cobalt-winged and golden-winged parakeet (B. chrysoptera) are sister species. The cobalt-winged parakeet is 18 to 20 cm (7.1 to 7.9 in) long and weighs an average of 67 g (2.4 oz). The species is almost... Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yasuní National Park | 🇪🇨 Ecuador | |
| 2 | Tambopata National Reserve | 🇵🇪 Peru | |
| 3 | Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve | 🇪🇨 Ecuador | |
| 4 | Sierra de la Macarena National Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia | |
| 5 | Manu National Park | 🇵🇪 Peru | |
| 6 | Amacayacu National Natural Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia |
| # | Zoo / Centre | Country | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Parque Natural de Pucallpa | 🇵🇪 Peru | |
| 2 | Loro Parque | 🇪🇸 Spain | |
| 3 | Agroflori Parque de las Aves | 🇧🇴 Bolivia | |
| 4 | Selva Viva Park | 🇵🇪 Peru | |
| 5 | Aquarium Paradise | 🇮🇳 India |
Likely
About 50% of wildlife watchers report a Cobalt-winged Parakeet sighting in Yasuní National Park on a given day, based on 1,953 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 5th most-seen of the 533 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 90%, and over a week to over 90%, if each day is a fresh chance.
August and October
In those months about 60% of wildlife watchers report a Cobalt-winged Parakeet in Yasuní National Park on a given day, against about 30% in April, the lowest month.
Between 9 am and noon
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Cobalt-winged 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.
Yes
Of the 6 parks where we can rate Cobalt-winged Parakeet sightings, Yasuní National Park has the highest daily chance: about 50%. Next come Tambopata National Reserve (Peru, about 40%) and Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve (Ecuador, about 40%). All parks ranked.
Same family: Psittacidae
The closest relatives of the Cobalt-winged Parakeet that you can see in Yasuní National Park (family Psittacidae, New World and African Parrots) are Mealy Parrot (about 40%), Blue-headed Parrot (about 40%) and Red-bellied Macaw (about 40%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Cobalt-winged Parakeet is recorded against all the birds logged in Yasuní National Park (1,953 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.
