Overview
Red-masked Parakeet: Fairly large green parakeet with bright red on head, at bend in wing and on the thighs. White eye ring. Hooked bill is pink-beige in color. Legs and feet are gray. It is considered threatened in its native range of Ecuador and Peru. AKA Red-masked Conure, Cherry-headed Conure.
Range and Habitat
Red-masked Parakeet: In its native range found throughout western Ecuador into northern Peru. Populations of escaped captive birds found in Los Angeles, California. Utilizes a wide variety of lowland habitats with a preference for arid and semiarid scrub and cacti habitats.
Topo Map:
Perching-like Body
Voice Text
"screeet"
Interesting Facts
The Red-masked Parakeet has been the 10th most common neotropical parrot imported into the USA with over 26,000 parakeets checked in from 1981 to 1985.
They were formerly more common in its limited range, and only fairly recently has been reclassified from a species of least concern to a species near threatened.
A group of parakeets is collectively known as a "chatter" and a "flock" of parakeets.
Bird Term Glossary
Author
Gary Owen Dick
Artist
Dwight Kirkland
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