Demography and Populations

The global population of Golden Parakeet is currently estimated to be <2500 individuals, but this estimate is indirect and based on poor data (BirdLife International 2011). There are only a few places where the abundance or population size is relatively well known. In western Pará, along the Transamazônica highway (BR-230), the minimum population size has estimated at around 500 individuals (Laranjeiras 2008a), and the species is as common as other sympatric parrots. On the Rio Cupari, at the western border of Tapajós National Forest, some flocks (totaling 40 individuals) were recorded recently (Kyle 2005). In remaining forest fragments of Tucuruí Dam, during a one-year bird inventory, several records were obtained (Cestari and Dantas 2008), as well as in Caxiuanã National Forest during bird inventories (Valente 2006). For other known occurrence localities, there is no information about abundance or population size.

There is no information from the field about lifespan, annual survival and age of sexual maturity. In captivity, Golden Parakeets are reported to be sexually mature by 3 years old, although successful reproductive attempts becoming later, with the first fertile brood by are 5-6 years (Reynolds 2003). In field, first years juveniles represent no more than 13% of the individuals in the flocks (Laranjeiras 2008a).