Red-masked Parakeet
Psittacara erythrogenysLesson, RP, 1844
English (US) Red-masked Parakeet
The Red-masked Parakeet (Psittacara erythrogenys) is a bird species documented in the AviList Global Avian Checklist. On BirdGuides.io, 0 professional guides specialise in helping birdwatchers observe this species. It belongs to the family Psittacidae (African and New World Parrots) in the order Psittaciformes.
Range: arid littoral of western Ecuador and northwestern PeruRange summary from AviList, in English.
- Scientific name
- Psittacara erythrogenys
- Order
- Psittaciformes
- IUCN Red List
- Near Threatened
- English (US)
- Red-masked Parakeet
- Described by
- Lesson, RP, 1844
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Add Your ExpertiseTaxonomic history
- First described as
- Psittacara (psittacus) Erythrogenys
- Described by
- Lesson, RP, 1844
- Type locality
- Guayaquil.
- Original description
- L'Écho du Monde Savant (2), 11 no.34 col.486,487
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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