Open AccessFirst record of <i>Psittacara erythrogenys</i> (Psittacidae) in Colombia
Author(s) -
Eliana Fierro-Calderón,
Karolina FierroCalderón
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
caldasia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.203
H-Index - 14
eISSN - 2357-3759
pISSN - 0366-5232
DOI - 10.15446/caldasia.v42n2.78897
Subject(s) - parakeet , geography , ecology , zoology , biology
The red-masked parakeet Psittacara erythrogenys was originally distributed in the forests of Ecuador and northwestern Peru, mainly below 1500 m of elevation. Due to pet trade, this parakeet has current stable breeding populations in the United States, Spain, Chile, and Puerto Rico. We describe the first record of the species in Colombia in March 2018, as well as other observations from the city of Santiago de Cali.