Photo © by Alok Tewari
Dalhousie, Alt. 2100 Meters, Himachal Pradesh, India, June 2014
- 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 Deodar Cedar Cedrus deodara. Cultivated areas. Observed at heights around 2100 m (7000 ft) above msl.
Behaviour
Diet
Their diet consists of a variety of fruits, berries and seeds.
Vocalisation
Call given by a group sitting in the canopy, then flying-off.
Dalhousie, Dist. Chamba, Himachal Pradesh, alt. 2100 m (6900 ft) above MSL, India, June-2014
One below is the recording of high-pitched calls given by a female sitting on top of a tall tree.
Sat Tal Forest, Alt. 5500 ft., Uttarakhand Himalayas, India, April-2017.
Both recordings by Alok Tewari
References
- Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, D. Roberson, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2018. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: v2018. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
- Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved April 2016)
- World Parrot Trust
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2025) Slaty-headed Parakeet. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 18 April 2025 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Slaty-headed_Parakeet
External Links
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