Aratinga erythrogenys
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The red-masked parakeet (Psittacara erythrogenys) is a medium-sized parrot from Ecuador and Peru. It is popular as a pet and are better known in aviculture as the cherry-headed conure or the red-headed conure. They are also considered the best talkers of all the conures.
Red-masked parakeets average about 33 centimetres (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.
These birds are native to southwestern Ecuador and northwestern Peru, where they primarily live in jungle and deciduous forest. They can also thrive in semiarid regions as well as in suburban regions. While they can live up to 2,500 metres (8,200 ft) above sea level, they are usually found below the 1,500 metres (4,900 ft) mark. Their wide distribution and popularity as pets contributes... Wikipedia →
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United States · 2025
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Ecuador · 2025
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| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Machalilla National Park | 🇪🇨 Ecuador |
More parks will be added in future updates.
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Guayaquil | 🇪🇨 Ecuador | |
| 2 | Valencia | 🇪🇸 Spain | |
| 3 | Arequipa | 🇵🇪 Peru | |
| 4 | Lima | 🇵🇪 Peru | |
| 5 | Miami | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 6 | San Diego | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 7 | San Francisco | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 8 | Los Angeles | 🇺🇸 United States |
| # | Zoo / Centre | Country | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | San Diego Zoo | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 2 | Selwo Aventura | 🇪🇸 Spain | |
| 3 | Rio de Janeiro Zoological Garden | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 4 | Amaru | 🇪🇨 Ecuador | |
| 5 | Elephant Sanctuary, The Crags, Plettenberg Bay | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 6 | L'Oceanogràfic | 🇪🇸 Spain | |
| 7 | Parque de la Conservación | 🇨🇴 Colombia | |
| 8 | Ecozoológico San Martín | 🇪🇨 Ecuador | |
| 9 | Zoo El Pantanal | 🇪🇨 Ecuador | |
| 10 | Arequipa zoo | 🇵🇪 Peru | |
| 11 | Zoocriadero Vida Salvaje | 🇵🇪 Peru | |
| 12 | Agroflori Parque de las Aves | 🇧🇴 Bolivia | |
| 13 | Lawnwood snake sanctuary | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 14 | Huachipa Zoo Park | 🇵🇪 Peru | |
| 15 | Parque del Centenario | 🇲🇽 Mexico | |
| 16 | Wiwa Quito | 🇪🇨 Ecuador |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Red-masked Parakeet sighting in San Diego on a given day, based on 2,583 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 115th most-seen of the 386 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 20%, and over a week to about 30%, if each day is a fresh chance.
February to October
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Red-masked Parakeet in San Diego on a given day, against under 5% in November to January, the lowest months.
Between 3 and 6 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Red-masked Parakeet sightings with a recorded time, and about 8 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
6th of 8
Of the 8 cities where we can rate Red-masked Parakeet sightings, San Diego ranks 6th at about 10%. The best odds are in Guayaquil (Ecuador, about 40%), Valencia (Spain, about 30%) and Arequipa (Peru, about 20%).
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Red-masked Parakeet is recorded against all the birds logged in San Diego (2,583 verified sightings), calibrated against known sighting rates. Figures are rounded to the nearest 10% because citizen-science data supports honest approximations, not decimals, and months with records from fewer than five people show "—". How it works.
