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Red-masked Parakeet
Psittacara erythrogenys
37.807, -122.428
Field Notes
Description:
Also known as cherry-headed conure or the red-headed conure.
These are a couple of the feral ones of San Francisco.
Red mask ove the face and part of the head. Pale ring of flesh around the eye and red shoulders and under the wing. Most of the rest of the bird's body is green. Noisy birds. When one squawks they all follow simultaneously.Tolerate of bay area cold weather and found usually high up to watch for predators.
Habitat:
This group move around to different areas of San Francisco. Usually found in Palms and Eucualyptus trees.
Notes:
These two and a few others were spotted most of the time within the Fort Mason area
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