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Red-masked Parakeet

Psittacara erythrogenys Lesson, RP 1844

The red-masked parakeet 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. Source: Wikipedia




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Classification
Order:
  Psittaciformes
Family:
  Psittacidae
Genus:
   Psittacara
Scientific:
  Psittacara erythrogenys


Original description

Citation:
  Lesson, RP 1844

Reference:
   Echo Monde Sav. (2), 11 no.34 col.486,487

Protonym:
  Psittacara (psittacus) Erythrogenys

Type locality:
  Guayaquil.

Link:
  https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/47083080


Avibase identifiers

Avibase ID:
  12E354E2B43ABB41

Avibase ID:
  avibase-12E354E2

Short link:
  https://avibase.ca/12E354E2


Taxonomic Serial Number:
  TSN: 177679


NEAR THREATENED

Geographic range:

  • Psittacara erythrogenys: arid littoral of western Ecuador and northwestern Peru
English:
Red-masked Parakeet
Catalan:
Aratinga de màscara roja
Czech:
aratinga červenolící
Danish:
Rødhovedet Aratinga
German:
Guayaquilsittich
Spanish:
Aratinga de Guayaquil
Spanish (Spain):
Aratinga de Guayaquil
Finnish:
punapääaratti
French:
Conure à tête rouge
Croatian:
gvajakvilska jandaja
Hungarian:
Gvajakil-papagáj
Italian:
Aratinga testarossa
Japanese (romaji):
onagaakaboushiinko
Japanese:
オナガアカボウシインコ
Lithuanian:
Raudongalvė aratinga
Dutch:
Ecuadoraratinga
Norwegian Nynorsk:
Raudmaskeparakitt
Norwegian:
Rødmaskeparakitt
Polish:
szmaragdolotka krasnolica
Portuguese:
Periquito-de-cabeça-vermelha
Portuguese (Portugal):
periquitão-de-máscara-vermelha
Russian:
Красноголовая аратинга
Slovak:
klinochvost červenolíci
Serbian:
Crvenoglava aratinga
Swedish:
rödmaskparakit
Ukrainian:
Аратинга червоноголовий
Chinese:
红头鹦哥
Chinese (Traditional):
紅臉鸚哥


Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:

American Ornithologists' Society 7th edition (incl. 64th suppl.):
Red-masked Parakeet ( Psittacara erythrogenys)
American Ornithologists' Society 7th edition (incl. 65th suppl.):
Red-masked Parakeet ( Psittacara erythrogenys)
Avibase taxonomic concepts (current):
Red-masked Parakeet ( Psittacara erythrogenys)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023):
Red-masked Parakeet ( Psittacara erythrogenys)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2024 (Oct 2024):
Red-masked Parakeet ( Psittacara erythrogenys)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013):
Red-masked Parakeet ( Aratinga erythrogenys)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014):
Red-masked Parakeet ( Aratinga erythrogenys)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015):
Red-masked Parakeet ( Psittacara erythrogenys)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016):
Red-masked Parakeet ( Psittacara erythrogenys)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017):
Red-masked Parakeet ( Psittacara erythrogenys)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018):
Red-masked Parakeet ( Psittacara erythrogenys)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020):
Red-masked Parakeet ( Psittacara erythrogenys)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021):
Red-masked Parakeet ( Psittacara erythrogenys)
Birdlife checklist version 00:
Red-masked Parakeet ( Aratinga erythrogenys)
Birdlife checklist version 01:
Red-masked Parakeet ( Aratinga erythrogenys)
Birdlife checklist version 02:
Red-masked Parakeet ( Aratinga erythrogenys)
Birdlife checklist version 03:
Red-masked Parakeet ( Aratinga erythrogenys)
Birdlife checklist version 04:
Red-masked Parakeet ( Aratinga erythrogenys)
Birdlife checklist version 05 (Jun 2012):
Red-masked Parakeet ( Aratinga erythrogenys)
Birdlife checklist version 05.1 (Oct 2012):
Red-masked Parakeet ( Aratinga erythrogenys)
Birdlife checklist version 06 (Nov 2013):
Red-masked Parakeet ( Aratinga erythrogenys)
Birdlife checklist version 06.1 (Feb 2014):
Red-masked Parakeet ( Aratinga erythrogenys)
Birdlife checklist version 07 (Jul 2014):
Red-masked Parakeet ( Psittacara erythrogenys)
Birdlife checklist version 08 (Oct 2015):
Red-masked Parakeet ( Psittacara erythrogenys)
Birdlife checklist version 09 (Dec 2016):
Red-masked Parakeet ( Psittacara erythrogenys)
Birdlife checklist version 09.1 (Jun 2017):
Red-masked Parakeet ( Psittacara erythrogenys)
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v2 (Dec 2017):
Red-masked Parakeet ( Psittacara erythrogenys)
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v3 (Nov 2018):
Red-masked Parakeet ( Psittacara erythrogenys)
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v4 (Dec 2019):
Red-masked Parakeet ( Psittacara erythrogenys)
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v5 (Dec 2020):
Red-masked Parakeet ( Psittacara erythrogenys)
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6 (Dec 2021):
Red-masked Parakeet ( Psittacara erythrogenys)
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6b (Jul 2022):
Red-masked Parakeet ( Psittacara erythrogenys)
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v7 (Dec 2022):
Red-masked Parakeet ( Psittacara erythrogenys)
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v8 (Dec 2023):
Red-masked Parakeet ( Psittacara erythrogenys)
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v9 (Oct 2024):
Red-masked Parakeet ( Psittacara erythrogenys)
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993, révision 2009):
Conure à tête rouge ( Aratinga erythrogenys)
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993):
Conure à tête rouge ( Aratinga erythrogenys)
Clements 1st edition:
Red-masked Conure ( Aratinga erythrogenys)
Clements, version 2021:
Red-masked Parakeet ( Psittacara erythrogenys)
Clements, version 2022:
Red-masked Parakeet ( Psittacara erythrogenys)
Clements, version 2023:
Red-masked Parakeet ( Psittacara erythrogenys)
Clements, version 2024:
Red-masked Parakeet ( Psittacara erythrogenys)
Clements 3rd edition:
Red-masked Conure ( Aratinga erythrogenys)
Clements 4th edition:
Red-masked Parakeet ( Aratinga erythrogenys)
Clements 5th edition (as published):
Red-masked Parakeet ( Aratinga erythrogenys)
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2000 revisions):
Red-masked Parakeet ( Aratinga erythrogenys)
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2001 revisions):
Red-masked Parakeet ( Aratinga erythrogenys)
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2002 revisions):
Red-masked Parakeet ( Aratinga erythrogenys)
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2003 revisions):
Red-masked Parakeet ( Aratinga erythrogenys)
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2004 revisions):
Red-masked Parakeet ( Aratinga erythrogenys)
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2005 revisions):
Red-masked Parakeet ( Aratinga erythrogenys)
Clements 6th edition:
Red-masked Parakeet ( Aratinga erythrogenys)
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2007 revisions):
Red-masked Parakeet ( Aratinga erythrogenys)
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2008 revisions):
Red-masked Parakeet ( Aratinga erythrogenys)
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2009 revisions):
Red-masked Parakeet ( Aratinga erythrogenys)
Clements 6th edition (version 6.5 incl. 2010 revisions):
Red-masked Parakeet ( Aratinga erythrogenys)
Clements 6th edition (version 6.6 incl. 2011 revisions):
Red-masked Parakeet ( Aratinga erythrogenys)
Clements 6th edition (version 6.7 incl. 2012 revisions):
Red-masked Parakeet ( Aratinga erythrogenys)
Clements 6th edition (version 6.8 incl. 2013 revisions):
Red-masked Parakeet ( Aratinga erythrogenys)
Clements 6th edition (version 6.9 incl. 2014 revisions):
Red-masked Parakeet ( Psittacara erythrogenys)
Clements, version 2015:
Red-masked Parakeet ( Psittacara erythrogenys)
Clements, version 2016:
Red-masked Parakeet ( Psittacara erythrogenys)
Clements, version 2017:
Red-masked Parakeet ( Psittacara erythrogenys)
Clements, version 2018:
Red-masked Parakeet ( Psittacara erythrogenys)
Clements, version 2019:
Red-masked Parakeet ( Psittacara erythrogenys)
eBird version 1.50:
Red-masked Parakeet ( Aratinga erythrogenys)
eBird version 1.52:
Red-masked Parakeet ( Aratinga erythrogenys)
eBird version 1.53:
Red-masked Parakeet ( Aratinga erythrogenys)
eBird version 1.54:
Red-masked Parakeet ( Aratinga erythrogenys)
eBird version 1.55:
Red-masked Parakeet ( Psittacara erythrogenys)
eBird version 2015:
Red-masked Parakeet ( Psittacara erythrogenys)
eBird version 2016:
Red-masked Parakeet ( Psittacara erythrogenys)
eBird version 2017:
Red-masked Parakeet ( Psittacara erythrogenys)
eBird version 2018:
Red-masked Parakeet ( Psittacara erythrogenys)
eBird version 2019:
Red-masked Parakeet ( Psittacara erythrogenys)
eBird version 2021:
Red-masked Parakeet ( Psittacara erythrogenys)
eBird version 2022:
Red-masked Parakeet ( Psittacara erythrogenys)
eBird version 2023:
Red-masked Parakeet ( Psittacara erythrogenys)
eBird version 2024:
Red-masked Parakeet ( Psittacara erythrogenys)
Howard and Moore 2nd edition:
Red-masked Conure ( Aratinga erythrogenys)
Howard and Moore 2nd edition (incl. ? suppl):
Red-masked Conure ( Aratinga erythrogenys)
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (as published):
Red-masked Parakeet ( Aratinga erythrogenys)
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 1.2):
Red-masked Parakeet ( Aratinga erythrogenys)
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 2.1):
Red-masked Parakeet ( Aratinga erythrogenys)
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 3.1):
Red-masked Parakeet ( Aratinga erythrogenys)
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 4):
Red-masked Parakeet ( Aratinga erythrogenys)
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 5):
Red-masked Parakeet ( Aratinga erythrogenys)
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 6):
Red-masked Parakeet ( Aratinga erythrogenys)
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 7):
Red-masked Parakeet ( Aratinga erythrogenys)
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 8):
Red-masked Parakeet ( Aratinga erythrogenys)
Howard and Moore 4th edition (vol. 1-2):
Red-masked Parakeet ( Psittacara erythrogenys)
Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2):
Red-masked Parakeet ( Psittacara erythrogenys)
Handbook of the Birds of the World (vol 1-16):
Red-masked Parakeet ( Aratinga erythrogenys)
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (31/01/2015):
Red-masked Parakeet ( Psittacara erythrogenys)
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017):
Red-masked Parakeet ( Psittacara erythrogenys)
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017):
Red-masked Parakeet ( Psittacara erythrogenys)
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018):
Red-masked Parakeet ( Psittacara erythrogenys)
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.0:
Red-masked Parakeet ( Aratinga erythrogenys)
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.1:
Red-masked Parakeet ( Aratinga erythrogenys)
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.5:
Red-masked Parakeet ( Aratinga erythrogenys)
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.6:
Red-masked Parakeet ( Aratinga erythrogenys)
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.7:
Red-masked Parakeet ( Aratinga erythrogenys)
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.0:
Red-masked Parakeet ( Aratinga erythrogenys)
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.1:
Red-masked Parakeet ( Aratinga erythrogenys)
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.2:
Red-masked Parakeet ( Aratinga erythrogenys)
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.3:
Red-masked Parakeet ( Aratinga erythrogenys)
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.4:
Red-masked Parakeet ( Aratinga erythrogenys)
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.5:
Red-masked Parakeet ( Aratinga erythrogenys)
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.6:
Red-masked Parakeet ( Aratinga erythrogenys)
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.7:
Red-masked Parakeet ( Aratinga erythrogenys)
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.8:
Red-masked Parakeet ( Aratinga erythrogenys)
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.9:
Red-masked Parakeet ( Aratinga erythrogenys)
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.10:
Red-masked Parakeet ( Aratinga erythrogenys)
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.11:
Red-masked Parakeet ( Aratinga erythrogenys)
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.1:
Red-masked Parakeet ( Aratinga erythrogenys)
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.2:
Red-masked Parakeet ( Aratinga erythrogenys)
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.3:
Red-masked Parakeet ( Aratinga erythrogenys)
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.4:
Red-masked Parakeet ( Aratinga erythrogenys)
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.5:
Red-masked Parakeet ( Psittacara erythrogenys)
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.1:
Red-masked Parakeet ( Psittacara erythrogenys)
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.2:
Red-masked Parakeet ( Psittacara erythrogenys)
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.3:
Red-masked Parakeet ( Psittacara erythrogenys)
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.4:
Red-masked Parakeet ( Psittacara erythrogenys)
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.1:
Red-masked Parakeet ( Psittacara erythrogenys)
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.2:
Red-masked Parakeet ( Psittacara erythrogenys)
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.3:
Red-masked Parakeet ( Psittacara erythrogenys)
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.4:
Red-masked Parakeet ( Psittacara erythrogenys)
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.1:
Red-masked Parakeet ( Psittacara erythrogenys)
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.2:
Red-masked Parakeet ( Psittacara erythrogenys)
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.3:
Red-masked Parakeet ( Psittacara erythrogenys)
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.4:
Red-masked Parakeet ( Psittacara erythrogenys)
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.1:
Red-masked Parakeet ( Psittacara erythrogenys)
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.2:
Red-masked Parakeet ( Psittacara erythrogenys)
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.3:
Red-masked Parakeet ( Psittacara erythrogenys)
IOC World Bird Names, version 8.1:
Red-masked Parakeet ( Psittacara erythrogenys)
IOC World Bird Names, version 8.2:
Red-masked Parakeet ( Psittacara erythrogenys)
IOC World Bird Names, version 9.1:
Red-masked Parakeet ( Psittacara erythrogenys)
IOC World Bird Names, version 9.2:
Red-masked Parakeet ( Psittacara erythrogenys)
IOC World Bird Names, version 10.1:
Red-masked Parakeet ( Psittacara erythrogenys)
IOC World Bird Names, version 10.2:
Red-masked Parakeet ( Psittacara erythrogenys)
IOC World Bird Names, version 11.1:
Red-masked Parakeet ( Psittacara erythrogenys)
IOC World Bird Names, version 11.2:
Red-masked Parakeet ( Psittacara erythrogenys)
IOC World Bird Names, version 12.1:
Red-masked Parakeet ( Psittacara erythrogenys)
IOC World Bird Names, version 12.2:
Red-masked Parakeet ( Psittacara erythrogenys)
IOC World Bird Names, version 13.1:
Red-masked Parakeet ( Psittacara erythrogenys)
IOC World Bird Names, version 13.2:
Red-masked Parakeet ( Psittacara erythrogenys)
IOC World Bird Names, version 14.1:
Red-masked Parakeet ( Psittacara erythrogenys)
IOC World Bird Names, version 14.2:
Red-masked Parakeet ( Psittacara erythrogenys)
Morony, Bock and Farrand:
Red-masked Parakeet ( Aratinga erythrogenys)
Peters' Check-list of the Birds:
Aratinga erythrogenys
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (original):
Aratinga erythrogenys
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (2nd edition):
Aratinga erythrogenys
Sibley and Monroe (1993):
Red-masked Parakeet ( Aratinga erythrogenys)
Sibley and Monroe (1993, including corrections up to 1998):
Red-masked Parakeet ( Aratinga erythrogenys)
Sibley and Monroe, Birds of the World Version 2.0:
Red-masked Parakeet ( Aratinga erythrogenys)
South American Classification Committee (24/10/2003):
Red-masked Parakeet ( Aratinga erythrogenys)
South American Classification Committee (14/09/2005):
Red-masked Parakeet ( Aratinga erythrogenys)
South American Classification Committee (16/07/2006):
Red-masked Parakeet ( Aratinga erythrogenys)
South American Classification Committee (26/09/2007):
Red-masked Parakeet ( Aratinga erythrogenys)
South American Classification Committee (01/05/2008):
Red-masked Parakeet ( Aratinga erythrogenys)
South American Classification Committee (30/09/2009):
Red-masked Parakeet ( Aratinga erythrogenys)
South American Classification Committee (19/08/2010):
Red-masked Parakeet ( Aratinga erythrogenys)
South American Classification Committee (8/08/2011):
Red-masked Parakeet ( Aratinga erythrogenys)
South American Classification Committee (8/02/2012):
Red-masked Parakeet ( Aratinga erythrogenys)
South American Classification Committee (4/09/2012):
Red-masked Parakeet ( Aratinga erythrogenys)
South American Classification Committee (17/03/2013):
Red-masked Parakeet ( Aratinga erythrogenys)
South American Classification Committee (9/02/2014):
Red-masked Parakeet ( Psittacara erythrogenys)
South American Classification Committee (16/02/2015):
Red-masked Parakeet ( Psittacara erythrogenys)
South American Classification Committee (28/07/2016):
Red-masked Parakeet ( Psittacara erythrogenys)
South American Classification Committee (22/04/2017):
Red-masked Parakeet ( Psittacara erythrogenys)
South American Classification Committee (4/06/2018):
Red-masked Parakeet ( Psittacara erythrogenys)
South American Classification Committee (6/06/2019):
Red-masked Parakeet ( Psittacara erythrogenys)
South American Classification Committee (20/02/2020):
Red-masked Parakeet ( Psittacara erythrogenys)
South American Classification Committee (8/06/2020):
Red-masked Parakeet ( Psittacara erythrogenys)
South American Classification Committee (24/08/2021):
Red-masked Parakeet ( Psittacara erythrogenys)
South American Classification Committee (24/07/2022):
Red-masked Parakeet ( Psittacara erythrogenys)
South American Classification Committee (28/09/2023):
Red-masked Parakeet ( Psittacara erythrogenys)
South American Classification Committee (27/07/2024):
Red-masked Parakeet ( Psittacara erythrogenys)
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource:
Aratinga erythrogenys
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource:
Aratinga erythrogenys

Taxonomic status:

Species status: full species

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Asturian: Cotorra carabermeya
Catalan: Aratinga de màscara roja
Czech: Aratinga cervenolící, aratinga červenolící
Danish: Rødhovedet Aratinga
German: Guayaquilsittich
English: Red Masked Conure, Red masked Parakeet, Red-headed Conure, Red-headed Parakeet, Red-masked Conure, Red-masked Parakeet
English, HBW: Red-masked Parakeet
English (IOC): Red-masked Parakeet
English (United States): Red-masked Parakeet
Esperanto: Ruĝamaska konuro
Spanish: Aratinga de Guayaquil, Loro de cara roja, Perico de Cabeza Roja, Periquito de Cabeza Roja
Spanish (Chile): Cotorra de cabeza roja, Loro de cara roja
Spanish (Ecuador): Perico Caretirrojo
Spanish (Spain): Aratinga de Guayaquil
Spanish (HBW): Red-masked Parakeet
Spanish (Peru): Cotorra de Cabeza Roja
Spanish (Puerto Rico): Perico de Cabeza Roja
Estonian: punapea-aratinga
Finnish: Punapääaratti
French: Conure à tête cerise, Conure à tête écarlate, Conure à tête rouge, Perriche à tête rouge, Perruche à tête rouge
Galician: Aratinga de Guaiaquil
Croatian: gvajakvilska jandaja
Hungarian: Gvajakil-papagáj
Italian: Aratinga testarossa, Conuro testarossa, Parrocchetto mascherato
Japanese (romaji): onagaakaboushiinko
Japanese: オナガアカボウシインコ
Scientific: Aratinga erythrogenys, Psittacara (psittacus) Erythrogenys, Psittacara erythrogenys
Lithuanian: Raudongalvė aratinga
Dutch: Ecuadoraratinga, Ecuador-aratinga
Norwegian Nynorsk: Raudmaskeparakitt
Norwegian: Rødmaskeparakitt, Rødmasket kilehaleparakitt
Polish: konura krasnolica, szmaragdolotka krasnolica
Portuguese: Periquito-de-cabeça-vermelha
Portuguese (Portugal): periquitão-de-máscara-vermelha
Russian: Красноголовая аратинга
Slovak: klinochvost cervenolíci, klinochvost červenolíci
Serbian: Crvenoglava aratinga
Swedish: Rödmaskparakit
Turkish: Guayaquil papağanı
Ukrainian: Аратинга червоноголовий
Chinese: 红头鹦哥
Chinese (Traditional): 紅臉鸚哥

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