Mitred Parakeet
At a Glance
             This long-tailed green parakeet, marked with red on the face, is native to the eastern foothills of the Andes in southern South America. Bird escaped from captivity have established feral populations around Los Angeles and San Francisco, California, and locally in southeastern Florida. Often they are in mixed flocks with the similar Red-masked Parakeet, native to northwestern South America. In the United States, these birds live mostly in parks and suburbs with extensive exotic plantings, not in natural wild habitats. 
          
          
             All bird guide text and rangemaps adapted from  by Kenn Kaufman© 1996, used by permission of Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved. 
          
        
        Category      
      
        Perching Birds
      
    
        IUCN Status      
      
        Least Concern
      
    
        Habitat      
      
        Forests and Woodlands, Urban and Suburban Habitats
      
    
        Behavior      
      
        Direct Flight
      
    Range & Identification
Description
     15" (38 cm). A large green parakeet with a long, pointed tail. Red forehead and scattered red feathers on face, a touch of red on leading edge of wing. Compare to Red-masked Parakeet. 
  
  
        Size      
      
        About the size of a Crow
      
    
        Wing Shape      
      
        Pointed, Tapered
      
    
        Tail Shape      
      
        Long, Pointed
      
    Songs and Calls
     In flight it produces a high ringing kerEET. Call has been described as a harsh weee weee, cheeah cheeah. 
  
  
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