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 LC    Slaty-headed Parakeet* Id (Atlas):
    Psittacula himalayana

Description (10)
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Other Names (World)
Slaty-headed Parakeet, Himalayan Slaty-headed Parakeet, Himalayan Parakeet

Family
Psittacidae (Parrots)

Size
40 cm

First Described (Guide)
(Lesson, 1832)

Habitat
Subtropical and tropical lowland moist forest, temperate forest. From 1,250 - 2,500 m, occasionally to 600 m.

Range (Guide)
Afghanistan (B), Bhutan, India, Nepal, Pakistan.

Himalayas from Afghanistan and western Pakistan east through northern India and Nepal to Bhutan and western Assam.
 
Population
Estimated population is unknown (2010).

Status LC
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Voice
Xeno-Canto Sound Files (more (15)...)

 
Slaty-headed Parakeet (Psittacula himalayana) [XC120256]
     by Mandar Bhagat from Sarahan, Shimla, Himachal Pradesh, India (call)

 
Slaty-headed Parakeet (Psittacula himalayana) [XC467443]
     by Peter Boesman from Kheri Mansingh, Dehradun, Uttarakhand, India (flight call)

Subspecies
Formerly considered conspecific with Grey-headed Parakeet (Psittacula finschii).

No subspecies.


References
See References.


Files:
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