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Psittacula derbiana

Photo by baboon
Simao, Yunnan Province, China

Photo by baboon
Simao, Yunnan Province, China

[edit] Identification

50cm.

• Green plumage
• Black lower cheeks
• Purple blue crown
• Black lores
• Grey blue-lavender throat, breast, abdomen and under-wing coverts
• Yellow green thighs and vent with blue edged feathers
• Green tail feathers, edged blue
• Pale yellow iris
• Male - red upper mandible, yellow tipped; black lower mandible
• Female all-black bill

Juvenile

• Green crown
• Orange red bill
• Dark iris until they are 2-3 years old

[edit] Distribution

India and parts of China.

[edit] Taxonomy

Monotypic.

[edit] Habitat

Mountain forests of pine and oak.

[edit] Behaviour

The diet includes fruits, berries, seeds, and leaf buds.

They nest in tree holes and 2-4 eggs are laid and incubated for 23 days. The young fledge 8-9 weeks later.

[edit] References

Wikipedia; Animal World

[edit] External Links