Mountain Parakeet
Psilopsiagon aurifrons
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPsittaciformes (Parrots)
- FamilyPsittacidae (New World and African Parrots)
- GenusPsilopsiagon (Southern Montane Parakeets)
- SpeciesPsilopsiagon aurifrons (Mountain Parakeet)
📅 Monthly Probability
☀️ When They're Spotted
Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)
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 | Lauca National Park | 🇨🇱 Chile | |
| 2 | Huascarán National Park | 🇵🇪 Peru |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Mountain Parakeet in Lauca National Park?
About 23% of visitor-days record a Mountain Parakeet sighting in Lauca National Park, based on 200 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Mountain Parakeet in Lauca National Park?
March has the highest sighting rate for Mountain Parakeet in Lauca National Park in our monthly data.