Red-masked parakeets have a small native range in southern Ecuador and northern Peru. However, they’ve been distributed around the world as pets, resulting in feral populations in places like California, Hawaii, and Spain.
There’s a stable population here in Lima — descendants of former pets. This is one of the world’s driest major cities, but there are plenty of heavily-irrigated parks that provide habitat and food for both native and non-native birds.
Occasionally, I see a flash of green flying overhead, or I spot this trademark “smile” in a tree: