Long-tailed Parakeet (Psittacula longicauda)

Other Names (World)
Long-tailed Parakeet, Pink-cheeked Parakeet, Red-cheeked Parakeet

Family
Psittacidae (Parrots)

Size
40 - 42 cm

First Described (Guide)
(Boddaert, 1783)

Habitat
Subtropical and tropical lowland moist forest, mangroves, swamp forest, plantations. From sea-level - 300 m.

Range (Guide)

Brunei Darussalam (B), India (B), Indonesia (B), Malaysia (B), Myanmar (B), Singapore (B), Thailand (B).

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) and decreasing.

Status VU
Habitat loss through logging and conversion to agriculture, fires are the main threats.

For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

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

Long-tailed Parakeet (Psittacula longicauda) [XC723013]
by Marc Anderson from Chidiya Tapu, half way along road, South Andaman, India, India (call, flight call)

Long-tailed Parakeet (Psittacula longicauda) [XC576664]
by Louis A. Hansen from Telok Blangah Hill Park, Singapore, Singapore (flight call)

Subspecies
The following 5 subspecies are recognised:

tytleri (Hume, 1874) - Andaman Is and nearby Cocos Is.
nicobarica (Gould, 1857) - Nicobar Is.
longicauda (Boddaert, 1783) - Southern Peninsular Malaysia and Singapore through Sumatra, Nias and Bangka to Anambas Is and Borneo.
modesta (Fraser, 1845) - Enggano I (off south-western Sumatra).
defontainei Chasen, 1935 - Natuna Is (off western Borneo).

References
See References.

Files:

JPG files for Long-tailed Parakeet (Psittacula longicauda) - 10 files

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