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Status in the Wild

World Population:
About 10,000

Range: Lowlands and Pacific slope of W Ecuador and NW Peru, south to Lambayeque and Cajamarca. Introduced to Florida, California, US and Grand Cayman Island, Greater Antilles.

Habitat:
Found up to 2500m (8200 ft) in a variety of arid and humid areas including humid evergreen forest, deciduous forest, dry thorny scrub, degraded and fragmented forests, farmed areas with scattered trees, and near city areas.

Threat Summary:
This species is threatened from the local wild bird trade in Peru and Ecuador, where mortality rates from poor handling and stress are high.

IUCN Rating:
Near-threatened

Wild Diet:
Feeds on fruits and flowers.

CITES Rating:
Appendix II

Ecology:
Social and active, particularly outside of breeding season. Seen in groups of up to 12 birds with larger flocks of around 200 at communal roosts. May be seen in mixed flocks with Grey-cheeked Parakeets and Bronze-winged Parrots.

Clutch and Egg Size:
3-4 rounded eggs, 31.0 x 25.5mm (1.2 x 1 in).

Breeding Season:
January-March

Links to Other Project(s):
http://elibrary.unm.edu/sora/ON/v007n01/p0069-p0073.pdf

http://elibrary.unm.edu/sora/wb/v28n04/p0202-p0208.pdf

http://gbbc.birdsource.org/gbbcApps/report?cmd=showReport&reportName=SpeciesCity&species=rempar&state=US-FL&year=2007

More Info Sites:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Red-masked_Parakeet

http://www.markbittner.net/parrot_pages/wildparrots.html

http://www.oiseaux.net/birds/distribution/red-masked.parakeet.html