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[[Image:Slaty_headed_parakeet.JPG|thumb|550px|right|Male front, Female back<br />Photo by {{user|Aloktewari|Alok Tewari}} <br />Dalhousie, Himachal Pradesh, [[India]], June 2014]]
 
[[Image:Slaty_headed_parakeet.JPG|thumb|550px|right|Male front, Female back<br />Photo by {{user|Aloktewari|Alok Tewari}} <br />Dalhousie, Himachal Pradesh, [[India]], June 2014]]
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[[Image:Slaty_headed_Parakeet.JPG|thumb|350px|right|Juvenile<br />Photo by {{user|Aloktewari|Alok Tewari}} <br />Sattal, Uttarakhand, [[India]], April 2015]]
 
;[[:Category:Psittacula|Psittacula]] himalayana
 
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==Identification==
 
==Identification==

Revision as of 03:43, 27 April 2016

Male front, Female back
Photo by Alok Tewari
Dalhousie, Himachal Pradesh, India, June 2014
Juvenile
Photo by Alok Tewari
Sattal, Uttarakhand, India, April 2015
Psittacula himalayana

Identification

39–41 cm (15¼-16 in)

  • Slate-gray head
  • Black half collar
  • Yellowish-green overall plumage
  • Yellow bill, upper mandible has a red tip

Male has long central tail feathers
Juvenile

  • Greyish-green face
  • Green head with faint pale green stripe below cheeks to hindcrown
  • Short tail
  • Orange bill
  • Grey eye

Distribution

Asia: found from Himalayas (Afghanistan to northern India, Nepal and western Assam)

Taxonomy

This is a monotypic species[1].

Habitat

Subtropical deciduous and coniferous woodlands, particularly with cedar. Cultivated areas. Observed at heights around 7000 ft. above msl.

Behaviour

Diet

Their diet consists of a variety of fruits, berries and seeds.

References

  1. Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, D. Roberson, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2015. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: v2015, with updates to August 2015. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
  2. Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved April 2016)
  3. World Parrot Trust

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