Blue-winged Parrotlet

Blue-winged Parrotlet

Forpus xanthopterygius

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
5–10% · With luck
overall probability at Cordillera Azul National Park
116 Verified records at Cordillera Azul National Park
May Best month highest sighting rate
☀️ Diurnal When it's active during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

The cobalt-rumped parrotlet (Forpus xanthopterygius) or blue-winged parrotlet is a species of parrot in the family Psittacidae. There are two subspecies: Salvadori's cobalt-rumped parrotlet (F. x. flavescens) and Hellmayr's cobalt-rumped parrotlet (F. x. flavissimus). Wikipedia →

5–10% of wildlife watchers report a Blue-winged Parrotlet sighting in Cordillera Azul National Park, based on 116 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

📅 Monthly Probability

10–20
Jan
<5
Feb
10–20
Mar
<5
Apr
10–20
May
5–10
Jun
<5
Jul
<5
Aug
5–10
Sep
10–20
Oct
5–10
Nov
10–20
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 Itatiaia National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
20–30%
2 Serra da Canastra National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
10–20%
3 Chapada dos Guimarães National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
10–20%
4 Iguaçu National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
10–20%
5 Amacayacu National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
10–20%
6 Iguazú National Park 🇦🇷 Argentina
5–10%
7 Cordillera Azul National Park 🇵🇪 Peru
5–10%
8 Amboró National Park 🇧🇴 Bolivia
5–10%
9 Serra dos Órgãos National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
5–10%
10 Chapada Diamantina National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
<5%
11 Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve 🇪🇨 Ecuador
<5%
12 Yasuní National Park 🇪🇨 Ecuador
<5%
13 Tayrona National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
Insufficient data
14 Parque Estadual Encontro das Águas 🇧🇷 Brazil
Insufficient data
15 Tijuca National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Blue-winged Parrotlet in Cordillera Azul National Park?

About 9% of wildlife watchers report a Blue-winged Parrotlet sighting in Cordillera Azul National Park, based on 116 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Blue-winged Parrotlet in Cordillera Azul National Park?

May has the highest sighting rate for Blue-winged Parrotlet in Cordillera Azul National Park in our monthly data.

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