Orange-fronted Parakeet

Orange-fronted Parakeet

Aratinga canicularis

<5% · Rare
overall probability at Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve
201 Verified records at Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve
June Best month highest sighting rate
☀️ Diurnal When it's active during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

Eupsittula canicularis, also known as the orange-fronted parakeet, orange-fronted conure, half-moon conure or Petz's conure is a vulnerable species of birds in subfamily Arinae of the family Psittacidae, the African and New World parrots. It is found from western Mexico to Costa Rica. Wikipedia →

<5% of wildlife watchers report a Orange-fronted Parakeet sighting in Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve, based on 201 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve

Crimson-fronted Parakeet

Crimson-fronted Parakeet

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Aratinga finschi

<5% · Rare
White-fronted Parrot
LC

White-fronted Parrot

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Amazona albifrons

20–30% · Possible
Brown-hooded Parrot
LC

Brown-hooded Parrot

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Pionopsitta haematotis

20–30% · Possible
Orange-chinned Parakeet
LC

Orange-chinned Parakeet

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Brotogeris jugularis

5–10% · With luck
White-crowned Parrot
LC

White-crowned Parrot

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Pionus senilis

<5% · Rare
Red-lored Parrot
LC

Red-lored Parrot

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Amazona autumnalis

<5% · Rare
Barred Parakeet
LC

Barred Parakeet

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Bolborhynchus lineola

<5% · Rare
Red-fronted Parrotlet
NT

Red-fronted Parrotlet

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Touit costaricensis

<5% · Rare
Scarlet Macaw
LC

Scarlet Macaw

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Ara macao

Insufficient data

📅 Monthly Probability

<5
Jan
<5
Feb
<5
Mar
<5
Apr
<5
May
5–10
Jun
<5
Jul
<5
Aug
<5
Sep
<5
Oct
<5
Nov
<5
Dec

☀️ When They're Spotted

Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)

☀️Diurnal
☀️🌙🌙12am6am12pm6pm12am

Global Distribution

Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.

where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is)  ·  parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Probability
1 Las Baulas Marine National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
40–50%
2 Rincón de la Vieja National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
40–50%
3 Santa Rosa National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
40–50%
4 El Triunfo 🇲🇽 Mexico
30–40%
5 Palo Verde National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
20–30%
6 Cabo Blanco Absolute Nature Reserve 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
20–30%
7 Ostional Wildlife Refuge 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
10–20%
8 Masaya Volcano National Park 🇳🇮 Nicaragua
10–20%
9 Carara National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
10–20%
10 Cañón del Sumidero National Park 🇲🇽 Mexico
5–10%
11 Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
12 Manuel Antonio National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
13 Tenorio Volcano National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
14 Marino Ballena National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
15 La Tigra National Park 🇭🇳 Honduras
Insufficient data
16 Cumbres de Monterrey National Park 🇲🇽 Mexico
Insufficient data
17 Arenal Volcano National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Orange-fronted Parakeet in Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve?

About 2% of wildlife watchers report a Orange-fronted Parakeet sighting in Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve, based on 201 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Orange-fronted Parakeet in Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve?

June has the highest sighting rate for Orange-fronted Parakeet in Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve in our monthly data.

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