Red-masked parakeet

(Aratinga erythrogenys)

Description

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.

Taxonomic tree:

Domain:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum:
Class: Aves
Order:Psittaciformes
Family:Psittacidae
Genus:Aratinga
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