Green-rumped Parrotlet
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Green-rumped Parrotlet

Forpus passerinus

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
20–30% · Possible
overall probability at Main Ridge Forest Reserve
108 Verified records at Main Ridge Forest Reserve
February Best month highest sighting rate
☀️ Diurnal When it's active during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

The green-rumped parrotlet (Forpus passerinus), also known as the green-rumped parakeet, is a species of parrot in the family Psittacidae that is found in northeastern South America and the Caribbean island of Trinidad. The green-rumped parrotlet occurs from northern Venezuela eastwards to the lower Amazon in Brazil, Also Suriname and has been introduced to Curaçao, Jamaica and Barbados. It prefers semi-open lowland areas and is also sometimes present in city parks. There are five subspecies. Wikipedia →

20–30% of wildlife watchers report a Green-rumped Parrotlet sighting in Main Ridge Forest Reserve, based on 108 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Main Ridge Forest Reserve

Orange-winged Parrot
LC

Orange-winged Parrot

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Amazona amazonica

80–90% · Very likely

📅 Monthly Probability

20–30
Jan
40–50
Feb
30–40
Mar
5–10
Apr
10–20
May
10–20
Jun
20–30
Jul
10–20
Aug
30–40
Sep
10–20
Oct
30–40
Nov
20–30
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 Caroni Swamp 🇹🇹 Trinidad and Tobago
30–40%
2 Main Ridge Forest Reserve 🇹🇹 Trinidad and Tobago
20–30%
3 Blue and John Crow Mountains National Park 🇯🇲 Jamaica
20–30%
4 Henri Pittier National Park 🇻🇪 Venezuela
10–20%
5 Brownsberg Nature Park 🇸🇷 Suriname
Insufficient data
6 Canaima National Park 🇻🇪 Venezuela
Insufficient data
7 Tayrona National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Green-rumped Parrotlet in Main Ridge Forest Reserve?

About 26% of wildlife watchers report a Green-rumped Parrotlet sighting in Main Ridge Forest Reserve, based on 108 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Green-rumped Parrotlet in Main Ridge Forest Reserve?

February has the highest sighting rate for Green-rumped Parrotlet in Main Ridge Forest Reserve in our monthly data.

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