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Red-masked Parakeet Psittacara erythrogenys



Family: Psittacidae (Parrots)

Authority: Lesson, 1844

Red List Category

Criteria: A2cd+4cd

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Justification of Red List category
This species is suspected to have a small population, which has suffered some severe local declines primarily owing to trapping. The overall population decline is likely to be moderately rapid. It is consequently classified as Near Threatened.



Population size: 2500-9999

Population trend: Decreasing

Extent of occurrence (breeding/resident): 178,000 km2

Country endemic: No

Attributes
Land-mass type - continent
Realm - Neotropical
IUCN Ecosystem -- Terrestrial biome

Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2023) Species factsheet: Psittacara erythrogenys. Downloaded from http://datazone.birdlife.org/species/factsheet/red-masked-parakeet-psittacara-erythrogenys on 05/10/2023. Recommended citation for factsheets for more than one species: BirdLife International (2023) IUCN Red List for birds. Downloaded from http://datazone.birdlife.org on 05/10/2023.