Black-capped Parakeet
Pyrrhura rupicola
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPsittaciformes (Parrots)
- FamilyPsittacidae (New World and African Parrots)
- GenusPyrrhura (Pyrrhura Parakeets)
- SpeciesPyrrhura rupicola (Black-capped Parakeet)
Closest Relatives at Manu National Park
Painted Parakeet
Pyrrhura picta
Blue-headed Parrot
Pionus menstruus
Chestnut-fronted Macaw
Ara severus
White-eyed Parakeet
Aratinga leucophthalma
Blue-and-yellow Macaw
Ara ararauna
Dusky-headed Parakeet
Aratinga weddellii
Scarlet Macaw
Ara macao
Red-and-green Macaw
Ara chloropterus
Blue-headed Macaw
Primolius couloni
Cobalt-winged Parakeet
Brotogeris cyanoptera
Mealy Parrot
Amazona farinosa
Yellow-crowned Parrot
Amazona ochrocephala
📅 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 | Tambopata National Reserve | 🇵🇪 Peru | |
| 2 | Manu National Park | 🇵🇪 Peru | |
| 3 | Madidi National Park | 🇧🇴 Bolivia |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Black-capped Parakeet in Manu National Park?
About 1% of visitor-days record a Black-capped Parakeet sighting in Manu National Park, based on 52 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Black-capped Parakeet in Manu National Park?
December has the highest sighting rate for Black-capped Parakeet in Manu National Park in our monthly data.