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==Identification== | ==Identification== | ||
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==Distribution== | ==Distribution== | ||
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==Taxonomy== | ==Taxonomy== | ||
This is a monotypic species. | This is a monotypic species. | ||
==Habitat== | ==Habitat== | ||
Forests. | Forests. | ||
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==Behaviour== | ==Behaviour== | ||
It nests in holes in large trees, laying 3-4 white eggs. | It nests in holes in large trees, laying 3-4 white eggs. | ||
Revision as of 02:01, 5 October 2011
- Psittacula calthropae
Identification
29 cm. Green, blue-grey head and back, green collar, black chin stripe, blue tail tipped yellow, red upper mandible, brown lower. Female similar with black upper mandible. Juveniles mainly green with dark red bill.
Distribution
Taxonomy
This is a monotypic species.
Habitat
Forests.
Behaviour
It nests in holes in large trees, laying 3-4 white eggs.
Diet includes fruit, seeds, buds and blossoms.
References
- Clements, James F. 2007. The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World. 6th ed., with updates to October 2007. Ithaca: Cornell University Press. ISBN 9780801445019
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Layard's Parakeet. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 5 June 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Layard%27s_Parakeet
