- Psittacula roseata
Identification
30 cm; tail up to 18 cm
Male
- Pink head
- Back of crown nape and cheeks pale blue
- Narrow black neck collar
- Black chin stripe
- Red shoulder patch
- Blue-green rump and tail
- Tail tipped yellow
- Beak
- Yellow upper mandible
- Dark lower mandible
Female
- Pale grey head
- Pale lower mandible
Immature
- Green head
- Grey chin
- Yellow mandibles
- Lacks red shoulder patch.
Distribution
Asia: found in China, Nepal, India, Eastern and Western Himalayas, Bangladesh, Bhutan
Southeast Asia: Indochina, Myanmar, Laos, Vietnam, Cambodia, Thailand
Taxonomy
There are 2 subspecies:
- P. r. roseata:
- Northern India (west Bengal) to Bhutan, Bangladesh and northern Myanmar
- P. r. juneae:
Habitat
Forest and open woodland.
Behaviour
Diet
The diet includes fruits and blossoms.
Breeding
It nests in holes in trees; 4-5 white eggs are laid.
References
- Clements, JF. 2009. The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World. 6th ed., with updates to December 2009. Ithaca: Cornell Univ. Press. ISBN 978-0801445019.
- Avibase
- Wikipedia
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Blossom-headed Parakeet. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 29 March 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Blossom-headed_Parakeet
External Links
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