https://wildlife.blog/tags/red-masked-parakeet/Recent content in Red-Masked Parakeet on Wildlife.blogHugoen-usThu, 17 Sep 2026 20:07:00 +0000https://wildlife.blog/posts/one-of-san-franciscos-famous-wild-parrots-almost-c/Thu, 17 Sep 2026 20:07:00 +0000https://wildlife.blog/posts/one-of-san-franciscos-famous-wild-parrots-almost-c/<hr> <p><strong>Red-masked Parakeet</strong> <em>(Psittacara erythrogenys)</em></p> <p>The famous &ldquo;Wild Parrots of Telegraph Hill.&rdquo; A green conure with a bright red mask, crown, and shoulder patches — native to coastal Ecuador and Peru but naturalized in San Francisco after decades of escaped and released pets formed a self-sustaining flock.</p> <p>Year-round residents here. They&rsquo;re loud, gregarious, and move through the city in noisy squadrons, often seen in fruiting trees and on wires from Telegraph Hill to the Embarcadero and out into the Avenues.</p>