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Red masked parakeet
Aratinga erythrogenys
25.8632, -80.1928
Field Notes
Description:
These guys would show up and eat all the bird seed.Inconsistent red markings on face and wings but solid green.
Red-masked Parakeets average about 33 cm (13 in) long, of which half is the tail. They are bright green with a mostly red head on which the elongated pale eye-ring is conspicuous; the nape is green. Also, the lesser and median underwing coverts are red, and there is some red on the neck, the thighs, and the leading edge of the wings. Juveniles have green plumage, until their first red feathers appear at around the age of four months.
Its call is two-syllabled, harsh and loud.
Habitat:
Escaped cage birds are considered to be introduced in Spain. They are also found in Florida, Hawaii, and California, and make up most of the feral population in San Francisco that are documented in the film The Wild Parrots of Telegraph Hill by Judy Irving based on the book of the same name by Mark Bittner.
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