Psittacara erythrogenys | red-masked parakeet
Introduced
Other Names: cherry-headed conure, the red-headed conure
The red-masked parakeet is a released cage bird first observed on the Big Island in 1988. These nomadic loud social birds forage along the Kona coast but roost and breed in pit craters at high elevations on Hualālai mountain. They now number in the hundreds and can be a pest to coffee farmers.
Hotspots for red-masked parakeet
- ʻAiea Loop Trail | Details for ʻAiea Loop Trail
- Kaloko-Honokōhau National Historic Park | Details for Kaloko-Honokōhau National Historic Park
- Honua‘ula Forest Reserve (Makāula -‘O‘oma section) | Details for Honua‘ula Forest Reserve (Makāula -‘O‘oma section)
- Pu‘u Wa‘awa‘a ʻŌhiʻa Trail | Details for Pu‘u Wa‘awa‘a ʻŌhiʻa Trail
ʻAiea Loop Trail
Wet forest
Kaloko-Honokōhau National Historic Park
Wetland
Honua‘ula Forest Reserve (Makāula -‘O‘oma section)
Wet forest
Pu‘u Wa‘awa‘a ʻŌhiʻa Trail
Dry forestPasture and grasslands