(ENG/ESP) 𝐁𝐢𝐫𝐝 𝐌𝐨𝐧𝐝𝐚𝐲! Common name: Mitred Parakeet Scientific name: 𝐏𝐬𝐢𝐭𝐭𝐚𝐜𝐚𝐫𝐚 𝐦𝐢𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐮𝐬 This green parakeet is medium-sized with a long tail and has scattered red feathers on its face. It resembles the Red-masked Parakeet (Psittacara erythrogenys), but usually shows less extensive red on the face. It is fairly common and can even be seasonally abundant. It inhabits both dry and humid montane forests—primary and secondary—on the eastern slopes of the Andes. 𝐃𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐫

Update on the juvenile Mitred Conure that we recieved from the Miami area a few weeks ago. This was a very young, most likely wild bird and when we first got him he was very uncomfortable being handled. We sent him to Jorge who has a wonderful aviary with other Conures in it and promised he would work with him and look at the results. It just goes to show you with a little love and affection these birds can learn to trust us and become wonderful companions. Luckily this one was young enough to s