Cordilleran Parakeet Psittacara frontatus

Mostly green parakeet with long pointed tail. Look for isolated red patch on forehead, pale eyering, and red shoulders. Sexes similar. Compare similar parakeets like Mitred and Red-masked which show different patterns of red on head. Found in small flocks from around 800-3000m, where they can occur in forest or open patchy woodland. Nests and roosts on cliffs. Formerly considered part of Scarlet-fronted Parakeet from northern South America. Occurs from southern Ecuador to southern Peru.