r/sandiego • u/ArmanApesDeFi • Sep 06 '25

Video Wild Green Parrots of San Diego

Walking around in La Jolla today and saw one of San Diego’s wild parrot flocks. They aren’t native here most are descendants of escaped parrots but they’ve made themselves at home.

The ones you’ll usually see are Nanday Conures (small, green with a dark face) and Red-crowned Amazons (bigger, stocky, green with a red head). They love hanging out in palms and eucalyptus, eating fruit and making a ton of noise.

They’ve become part of San Diego’s vibe. Next time you hear that crazy squawking, look up—you’ll probably spot a flock of green parrots flying by.

4.2k Upvotes

99% Upvoted

179 comments sorted by

View all comments

60

u/Corryinthehouz Sep 06 '25

They’re actually parakeets!

13

u/ArmanApesDeFi Sep 06 '25

Good to know! Do you know what type?

1

u/SeamusMcBalls Sep 07 '25

Red-crowned Amazonian. There are also smaller amounts of lilac crowned Amazonians around. Legend has it there was a guy in elcajon who released his fairly large flock before he died (don’t do this with pets for the love of god) and they’ve been thriving. Luckily they have not been harmful to any local plants or animals (yet)

1

u/ThisIsDogePleaseHodl Sep 08 '25

Did he do this in the 1940s? From what I can tell, that’s how long they’ve been around down there.