Yellow-chevroned Parakeet
Photo: Giles Laurent · CC BY-SA 4.0

African and New World Parrots

Yellow-chevroned Parakeet

Brotogeris chiriri

LCLeast Concern
Family
African and New World Parrots (Psittacidae)
Order
Psittaciformes

Overview

The yellow-chevroned parakeet (Brotogeris chiriri) is native to tropical South America south of the Amazon River basin from central Brazil to southern Bolivia, Paraguay, and northern Argentina. Caged birds have been released in some areas, and the birds have established self-sustaining populations in Miami, Florida, and Los Angeles. A small population in San Francisco, California that mostly centered around Mission Dolores Park disappeared in the early 2000s. This bird seems to be doing better in its North American feral population than the closely related white-winged parakeet.

Summary from Wikipedia, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Range and habitat

Sources and further reading

Last updated September 29, 2026.