#1172 · 🐦 birds

Mitred Parakeet

🇳🇱 Roodmaskeraratinga ·Psittacara mitratus

LCleast concern 🐦 Birds 📍 in Europe, not in NL

10 photos from iNaturalist (Creative Commons) · credits & licences

1. © Leonardo Zoat · CC BY-NC 4.0
2. © Leonardo Zoat · CC BY-NC 4.0
3. © Kurt Hennige · CC BY-NC 4.0
4. © James M. Maley · CC BY 4.0
5. © James M. Maley · CC BY 4.0
6. Cromwell Ave, Los Angeles, CA, US:© M.R. Perry · CC BY-NC 4.0
7. Von's on Ocean, Long Beach, CA 90803, USA:© Starling Walter · CC BY-NC 4.0
8. Evergreen St, San Diego, CA, US:© eshafer24 · CC BY-NC 4.0
9. Cherry Orchard, Sunnyvale, CA 94087, USA:© Robin Gwen Agarwal · CC BY-NC 4.0
10. SW 72nd Ave, Miami, FL, US:© yuliaescalante · CC BY-NC 4.0

what is it?

The mitred parakeet ( Psittacara mitratus ), also known as the mitred conure in aviculture, is a species of green and red parrot in the family Psittacidae. It is native to the forests and woodlands in the Andes from north-central Peru, south through Bolivia, to north-western Argentina, with introduced populations in California, Florida and Hawaii. It may constitute a cryptic species complex.

base stats

NL sightings 0iNaturalist, research grade
worldwide 4,125iNaturalist observations
weight 249 gadult, up to
threat LCleast concern

Bars compare against all animals on log scales: up to 300,000 Dutch and 600,000 worldwide sightings (the most-seen species), 150 t (blue whale), 30 m and 400 years (Greenland shark).

fun facts

No confirmed wild sightings in the Netherlands on iNaturalist: you'd have to travel for this one.
4,125 observations worldwide on iNaturalist.
Weighs only about 249 g.
Scientifically named by Johann Jakob von Tschudi in 1844 (182 years ago).