Red-lored Parrot
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Red-lored Parrot

Amazona autumnalis

Silhouette: Ferran Sayol · PhyloPic

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
Daily sighting probability ~40% · Likely
at Arenal Volcano National Park
5,571 Verified sightings at Arenal Volcano National Park From 2019 to 2026
36,658 Verified sightings across all 44 parks From 2019 to 2026
March Best month highest sighting rate
☀️ Diurnal When it's spotted during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

About the Red-lored Parrot

The red-lored amazon or red-lored parrot (Amazona autumnalis) is a species of amazon parrot, native to tropical regions of the Americas, from eastern Mexico south to Ecuador where it occurs in humid evergreen to semi-deciduous forests up to 1,100 m altitude. It is absent from the Pacific side of Central America north of Costa Rica. Not originally known from El Salvador, a pair - perhaps escaped from captivity - nested successfully in 1995 and 1996 in the outskirts of San Salvador and the species might expand its range permanently into that country in the future. This species has also established feral populations in several California cities.

The red-lored amazon was formally described in 1758 by the Swedish naturalist Carl Linnaeus in the tenth edition of his Systema Naturae. He placed it with all the other parrots in the genus Psittacus and coined the binomial name Psittacus autumnalis. Linnaeus based his description on the "lesser green parrot" that had been described and illustrated in 1751 by the English naturalist George Edwards in the fourth volume of his A Natural History of Uncommon Birds. Edwards mistakenly believed his specimen had come from the West Indies... Wikipedia →

Closest Relatives at Arenal Volcano National Park

White-fronted Parrot
LC

White-fronted Parrot

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Amazona albifrons

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck
Mealy Parrot
LC

Mealy Parrot

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Amazona farinosa

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare
Orange-chinned Parakeet
LC

Orange-chinned Parakeet

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Brotogeris jugularis

Daily sighting probability ~40% · Likely
White-crowned Parrot
LC

White-crowned Parrot

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Pionus senilis

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible
Brown-hooded Parrot
LC

Brown-hooded Parrot

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Pionopsitta haematotis

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck
Crimson-fronted Parakeet

Crimson-fronted Parakeet

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Aratinga finschi

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck
Great Green Macaw
CR

Great Green Macaw

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Ara ambiguus

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data
Olive-throated Parakeet

Olive-throated Parakeet

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Aratinga nana

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare
Scarlet Macaw
LC

Scarlet Macaw

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Ara macao

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare
Red-fronted Parrotlet
NT

Red-fronted Parrotlet

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Touit costaricensis

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare
Barred Parakeet
LC

Barred Parakeet

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Bolborhynchus lineola

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare
Orange-fronted Parakeet

Orange-fronted Parakeet

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Aratinga canicularis

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

Global Distribution

Warmer areas are where this animal is recorded most often.

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability
1 Bastimentos Island National Marine Park 🇵🇦 Panama
~80%
2 Tikal National Park 🇬🇹 Guatemala
~70%
3 Darién National Park 🇵🇦 Panama
~60%
4 Soberanía National Park 🇵🇦 Panama
~60%
5 Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
~50%
6 Marino Ballena National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
~50%
7 Piedras Blancas National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
~40%
8 Tortuguero National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
~40%
9 Arenal Volcano National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
~40%
10 Cockscomb Basin Wildlife Sanctuary 🇧🇿 Belize
~40%
11 San Lorenzo Protected Forest 🇵🇦 Panama
~40%
12 Corcovado National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
~40%
13 Rincón de la Vieja National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
~30%
14 Tenorio Volcano National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
~30%
15 Cañón del Sumidero National Park 🇲🇽 Mexico
~30%
16 Coiba National Park 🇵🇦 Panama
~30%
17 La Amistad International Park (Panama) 🇵🇦 Panama
~30%
18 Braulio Carrillo National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
~30%
19 Montes Azules Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico
~30%
20 Lago de Yojoa 🇭🇳 Honduras
~20%
21 Parque Natural Metropolitano 🇵🇦 Panama
~20%
22 Cabo Blanco Absolute Nature Reserve 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
~20%
23 Cahuita National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
~20%
24 Pico Bonito National Park 🇭🇳 Honduras
~20%
25 Utría National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
~10%
26 Carara National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
~10%
27 Cerro Azul Meámbar National Park 🇭🇳 Honduras
~10%
28 Manuel Antonio National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
~10%
29 Anavilhanas National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
~10%
30 Chagres National Park 🇵🇦 Panama
~10%
31 Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
~10%
32 Calakmul Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico
~10%
33 Biotopo Cerro Cahuí 🇬🇹 Guatemala
<5%
34 Santa Rosa National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
35 Palo Verde National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
36 Ostional Wildlife Refuge 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
37 Las Baulas Marine National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
38 Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
39 Farallones de Cali National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
<5%
40 El Triunfo 🇲🇽 Mexico
Insufficient data
41 Ría Lagartos Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico
Insufficient data
42 Cusuco National Park 🇭🇳 Honduras
Insufficient data
43 Sian Ka'an Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico
Insufficient data
44 Machalilla National Park 🇪🇨 Ecuador
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Red-lored Parrot in Arenal Volcano National Park?

About 40% of wildlife watchers report a Red-lored Parrot sighting in Arenal Volcano National Park, based on 5,571 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Red-lored Parrot in Arenal Volcano National Park?

March has the highest sighting rate for Red-lored Parrot in Arenal Volcano National Park in our monthly data.

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