Blossom-headed Parakeet (Psittacula roseata)

Family
Psittacidae (Parrots)

Size
30 - 36 cm

First Described (Guide)
Biswas, 1951

Habitat
Subtropical and tropical moist lowland forest, subtropical and tropical dry shrubland. From sea-level - 1,000 m.

Range (Guide)

Bangladesh, Bhutan, Cambodia, China (mainland), India, Laos, Myanmar, Nepal (B), Thailand, Vietnam.

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 NT
For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Voice
Xeno-Canto Sound Files (more (11)...)

Blossom-headed Parakeet (Psittacula roseata) [XC882266]
by id from Nagaon (near Bagori), Central Assam Division, Assam, India (call)

Blossom-headed Parakeet (Psittacula roseata) [XC88712]
by Frank Lambert from Sorng Rokavorn Community Forest, Oddar Meanchey Province, Cambodia (flight call)

Subspecies
Formerly considered conspecific with Plum-headed Parakeet (Psittacula cyanocephala), and listed as subspecies rosa of Plum-headed Parakeet (Psittacula cyanocephala) (Boddaert, 1783).

The following 2 subspecies are recognised:

roseata Biswas, 1951 - Western Bengal, Bhutan, northern Assam, Bangladesh and northern Myanmar.
juneae Biswas, 1951 - Southern Assam and southern Myanmar east through Thailand to Indochina. Also possibly southern China, with a 19th century record based on juveniles that might have been P. finschi.

References
See References.

Files:

JPG files for Blossom-headed Parakeet (Psittacula roseata) - 10 files

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