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Red-masked Parakeet Psittacara erythrogenys

Overview

Description

The red-masked parakeet (Psittacara erythrogenys) is a medium-sized parrot from Ecuador and Peru. It is popular as a pet and are better known in aviculture as the cherry-headed conure or the red-headed conure. They are also considered the best talkers of all the conures.1

Taxonomy

Psittaciformes > Psittacidae (New World and African Parrots) > Parrots, Parakeets, and Allies

Sightings

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Places Seen

  • California, United States

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Footnotes

  1. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Red-masked_parakeet