Red-masked Parakeet Psittacara erythrogenys
(aka Aratinga erythrogenys)
Red-masked Parakeet, Casupe, Cajamarca, Peru, October 2018 - click for larger image Casupe, Cajamarca, Peru
October 2018

The Red-masked Parakeet is distributed in south-west Ecuador and north-west Peru. See the distribution map at Birdlife International. It is found in dry and riverine forests up to 700 metres.

Red-masked Parakeet, Casupe, Cajamarca, Peru, October 2018 - click for larger image It is classified as Near Threatened because of its declining population caused mainly by trapping for the pet trade.

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