Plum-headed Parakeet (Psittacula cyanocephala)

Family
Psittacidae (Parrots)

Size
35 cm

First Described (Guide)
(Linnaeus, 1766)

Habitat
Subtropical and tropical lowland and montane moist forest. From sea-level - 1,300 m.

Range (Guide)

Bangladesh (B), India, Nepal, Pakistan, Sri Lanka.

Indian Subcontinent and Sri Lanka.

Rarity Status
Currently this species is not classified as a rarity in this country OR information has not been updated.

Population
Estimated population is unknown (2010).

Status LC
For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Voice
Xeno-Canto Sound Files (more (61)...)

Plum-headed Parakeet (Psittacula cyanocephala) [XC617637]
by Jelle Scharringa from Iyerpadi, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, India (call)

Plum-headed Parakeet (Psittacula cyanocephala) [XC369483]
by Barry Edmonston from Thekkady--Bamboo Grooves, Kumily Thekkady Road, Idukki County, Kerala, India (call)

Subspecies
Birds decrease clinally in size from north to south, and head and rump become darker, but limits to proposed northern subspecies bengalensis too indistinct to make the name useful.

No subspecies.

References
See References.

Files:

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