Pacific Parrotlet
Forpus coelestis
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPsittaciformes (Parrots)
- FamilyPsittacidae (New World and African Parrots)
- GenusForpus (Typical Parrotlets)
- SpeciesForpus coelestis (Pacific Parrotlet)
📅 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 | Machalilla National Park | 🇪🇨 Ecuador | |
| 2 | Paracas National Reserve | 🇵🇪 Peru |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Pacific Parrotlet in Machalilla National Park?
About 32% of visitor-days record a Pacific Parrotlet sighting in Machalilla National Park, based on 292 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Pacific Parrotlet in Machalilla National Park?
May has the highest sighting rate for Pacific Parrotlet in Machalilla National Park in our monthly data.