Red-masked Parakeet

Aratinga erythrogenysOrder: PSITTACIFORMESFamily: Parakeets and Parrots (Psittacidae)

Overview

Red-masked Parakeet: Fairly large green parakeet with bright red on head, at bend in wing and on thighs. Sexes similar. Juvenile has reduced amounts of red and brown iris rather than orange.

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.

Listen:

Voice Text

loud screeching "screeet"

Related Birds:

Green Parakeet

Mitred Parakeet

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Red-masked Parakeet

Red-masked Parakeet: Fairly large green parakeet with bright red on head, at bend in wing and on thighs. Sexes similar. Juvenile has reduced amounts of red and brown iris rather than orange.

● Song: loud screeching "screeet"

● Foraging & Feeding: Red-masked Parakeet: Little known. Travels in groups of 2 to 12 birds, sometimes many more at communal roosts or prolific food supplies. Moves seasonally over long distances to find crops of fruits.

● Breeding & nesting: Red-masked Parakeet: Little known. Nests in tree cavities and other cavities. Lays 2 to 4 white eggs during the rainy season, from January to March in Ecuador.

● Similar species: Red-masked Parakeet: Mitred, Red-fronted, and White-eyed Parakeets all have much less red on the head and wing.

Flight Pattern

Fast direct flight with rapid wingbeats.

● Range & 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.

^BreedingMonogamous, Solitary nester

^PopulationCommon

^MigrationNonmigratory

^Weight Ounces

Field Guide to Birds of Central and South America