I've been hearing this extremely loud bird in my backyard, and when I went out this morning, here was this little guy. I don't know if he's an escapee from a cage, or has joined the feral birdies I've been hearing about lately. Haven't tried coaxing him down, but if he's somebody's pet, he might respond. So, can anybody tell me type of parrot is this?
I would venture a cherry-headed conure aka red-masked parakeet (Psittacara erythrogenys). Could be feral, could be an escapee. Highly intelligent birds, good talkers. But I could very well be wrong. I tried.
Sylvain.
But, but, what about that burst of bright blue in the tail feathers? I don't see that in any of the images I've seen of this bird. I did hear they've become somewhat common in San Francisco, but, man it's pretty cold here.
I can't explain the bright blue. Maybe my ID was not that great after all.
Sylvain.
One of the lovebirds Agapornis (a genus of small parrots from Africa); definitely an escaped pet.
Resin
OK here's a couple more photos. My "expert" tells me it is NOT a Monk parrot and insists it's an escaped bird. Turns out there's two of them!
Resin - thanks so much for the Agapornis ID confirmation. I'd already been told this by someone at my bird store, but no suggestions were made as to possible capture/rescue options. Now that I see there are two birds, I'm more inclined to believe (hope) that they've gone feral, and are able to have healthy birdie lives. My spouse told me he saw them at one of our bird feeders, so it appears they're happy with what we're offering.
Try Rocky Mountain Society of Aviculture: RMSAbirds.com
Or Pet Bird Rescue & Club 303-459-0068
I think they may both be the same place & people. I know if they were my escaped birds, I would want to at least try and get them back.
And yes, I would think winters in Colorado would be too cold, plus they are the wrong color to hide here in Winter.
They won't make it through the winter anywhere north of Florida. I'd be surprised if they make it very long at all. Your feeder is probably the only source of anything they can/will eat. I can tell you how to catch them if you're willing; you would have to make a trap cage with stuff from a hardware store like Lowe's.
I've raised birds for fifty some years; right now I have something like 300, from the smallest goldbreasted waxbill all the way through to the heaviest, which would be my male goose.
LoveBird. i own a few of them. 100%
