Red-masked Parakeet
Psittacara erythrogenys
(L 13-14" Wt 5.33 oz)
Found in the lowland of southwest
Ecuador and northwest Peru
...often in flocks of up to 30 birds.
Ecuador and northwest Peru
...often in flocks of up to 30 birds.
Jorupe Lodge
14Feb2013
IUCN Watch List
Status is Near
Status is Near
Threatened
- once very common
throughout its range.
throughout its range.
- some say the status is
worse,i.e., vulnerable.
worse,i.e., vulnerable.
Psittacara is Greek for
parrot head; erythrogenys
is Greek for red jaw.
parrot head; erythrogenys
is Greek for red jaw.
Birds are beacons of
environmental conditions
around us.
environmental conditions
around us.
(John W. Fitzpatrick)
© Leonardo
Ordóñez-
Delgado
Ordóñez-
Delgado
xeno-canto