Birds of Ecuador - Psittacara


Red-masked Parakeet (Psittacara erythrogenys) Near Threatened
Photograph by Tom Friedel © All Rights Reserved.


Cordilleran Parakeet (Psittacara frontatus) Near Threatened
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Split from the Scarlet-fronted Parakeet, which is found in Colombia and Venezuela, and is similarly green with red forehead. Note no red touching eye, and no large white area around eye (see Mitred Parakeet).


White-eyed Parakeet (Psittacara leucophthalmus) Puerto Nariño, Amazonas, Colombia
Photograph by Tom Friedel © All Rights Reserved.

May have red spots on irregularly distributed on body.

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Really Experimental sites:       Guyana       Cuba