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| − | + | [[Image:Red-breasted_Parakeet.jpg|thumb|400px|right|Male<br />Photo © by {{user|juninho|juninho}} <br />[[Kaziranga National Park]], Assam, [[India]], March 2004]] | |
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;[[:Category:Psittacula|Psittacula]] alexandri | ;[[:Category:Psittacula|Psittacula]] alexandri | ||
==Identification== | ==Identification== | ||
| + | 33–38 cm (13-15 in) | ||
| + | *Red-tipped yellow bill | ||
| + | *Bluish-grey head | ||
| + | *Black line from [[Topography#Heads|cere]] to eye | ||
| + | *Black chin and lower cheeks | ||
| + | *Female has black upper mandible | ||
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==Distribution== | ==Distribution== | ||
From [[Nepal]] and [[India]] eastwards to [[Myanmar]], [[Thailand]], [[Indochina]], Hainan and south to [[Sumatra]], [[Borneo]], [[Java]] and [[Bali]]. | From [[Nepal]] and [[India]] eastwards to [[Myanmar]], [[Thailand]], [[Indochina]], Hainan and south to [[Sumatra]], [[Borneo]], [[Java]] and [[Bali]]. | ||
==Taxonomy== | ==Taxonomy== | ||
====Subspecies==== | ====Subspecies==== | ||
| − | There are | + | [[Image:red-breasted_parakeet_2_alok.JPG|thumb|350px|right|Female with characteristic black upper mandible<br />Photo © by {{user|aloktewari|Alok Tewari}}<br />Dwarahat, Alt. 5200 ft., Uttarakhand [[Himalayas]], [[India]], October-2018]] |
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| + | There are 8 subspecies<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup> | ||
*''P. a. fasciata'': | *''P. a. fasciata'': | ||
:*Northern [[India]] to [[Nepal]], [[Myanmar]], [[Thailand]], [[Indochina]] and Hainan | :*Northern [[India]] to [[Nepal]], [[Myanmar]], [[Thailand]], [[Indochina]] and Hainan | ||
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*''P. a. major'': | *''P. a. major'': | ||
:*Lasia Island and Babi Island (off Sumatra) | :*Lasia Island and Babi Island (off Sumatra) | ||
| + | *''P. a. perionca'': | ||
| + | :*Nias Island, off western Sumatra; now may be very rare | ||
*''P. a. alexandri'': | *''P. a. alexandri'': | ||
:*[[Java]], [[Bali]] and extreme southern [[Borneo]] | :*[[Java]], [[Bali]] and extreme southern [[Borneo]] | ||
| + | *''P. a. dammermani'': | ||
| + | :*Karimunjawa Islands (Java Sea) | ||
*''P. a. kangeanensis'': | *''P. a. kangeanensis'': | ||
:*Kangean Islands (Java Sea) | :*Kangean Islands (Java Sea) | ||
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==Habitat== | ==Habitat== | ||
| + | [[Image:16016230112 d00eeec033 c.jpg|thumb|350px|right|Males<br />Photo © by {{user|SeeToh|SeeToh}}<br />Pulau Punggol Barat, [[Singapore]], December 2014]] | ||
| + | Moist deciduous forest, forest edges, secondary growth, coconut and teak plantations. Also found in mangroves. Parks and gardens. Observed at heights around 5200 feet. | ||
==Behaviour== | ==Behaviour== | ||
| + | ====Diet==== | ||
| + | Their diet consists of nectar and flowers; little else is known at present. | ||
| + | ====Breeding==== | ||
| + | They make their nests in a hollow limb or hole. | ||
| + | ====Vocalisation==== | ||
| + | {{ Audio|Red-breasted_Parakeet_alok.mp3 }} | ||
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| + | Recording by {{user|aloktewari|Alok Tewari}}<br /> | ||
| + | Dwarahat, Alt. 5200 ft., Uttarakhand [[Himalayas]], [[India]], October-2018<br /> | ||
| + | Two individuals were feeding on top of a Eucalyptus tree, one of them calling, first at perch and then as it flew off. | ||
| + | [[Image:red-breasted_parakeet_alok.JPG|thumb|350px|right|Immature<br />Photo © by {{user|aloktewari|Alok Tewari}}<br />Dwarahat, Alt. 5200 ft., Uttarakhand [[Himalayas]], [[India]], October-2018]] | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
| − | #{{Ref- | + | #{{Ref-Clements6thAug21}}#Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved November 2018) |
| + | #BF Member observations | ||
| + | #Birds of the Indian Subcontinent : Richard Grimmett et al, pp202, OUP, Reprint-2014 | ||
{{ref}} | {{ref}} | ||
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==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
| − | {{GSearch|Psittacula | + | {{GSearch|"Psittacula alexandri" {{!}} "Red-breasted Parakeet"}} |
| + | {{GS-checked}}1 | ||
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| − | [[Category:Birds]] [[Category:Psittacula]] [[Category: | + | [[Category:Birds]] [[Category:Psittacula]] [[Category:Bird Songs]] |
Latest revision as of 12:54, 30 April 2023
- Psittacula alexandri
Identification
33–38 cm (13-15 in)
- Red-tipped yellow bill
- Bluish-grey head
- Black line from cere to eye
- Black chin and lower cheeks
- Female has black upper mandible
Distribution
From Nepal and India eastwards to Myanmar, Thailand, Indochina, Hainan and south to Sumatra, Borneo, Java and Bali.
Taxonomy
Subspecies
Female with characteristic black upper mandible
Photo © by Alok Tewari
Dwarahat, Alt. 5200 ft., Uttarakhand Himalayas, India, October-2018
Photo © by Alok Tewari
Dwarahat, Alt. 5200 ft., Uttarakhand Himalayas, India, October-2018
There are 8 subspecies[1]
- P. a. fasciata:
- P. a. abbotti:
- P. a. cala:
- Simeulue Island (off western Sumatra)
- P. a. major:
- Lasia Island and Babi Island (off Sumatra)
- P. a. perionca:
- Nias Island, off western Sumatra; now may be very rare
- P. a. alexandri:
- P. a. dammermani:
- Karimunjawa Islands (Java Sea)
- P. a. kangeanensis:
- Kangean Islands (Java Sea)
Habitat
Moist deciduous forest, forest edges, secondary growth, coconut and teak plantations. Also found in mangroves. Parks and gardens. Observed at heights around 5200 feet.
Behaviour
Diet
Their diet consists of nectar and flowers; little else is known at present.
Breeding
They make their nests in a hollow limb or hole.
Vocalisation
Recording by Alok Tewari
Dwarahat, Alt. 5200 ft., Uttarakhand Himalayas, India, October-2018
Two individuals were feeding on top of a Eucalyptus tree, one of them calling, first at perch and then as it flew off.
References
- Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, S. M. Billerman, T. A. Fredericks, J. A. Gerbracht, D. Lepage, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2021. The eBird/Clements checklist of Birds of the World: v2021. Downloaded from https://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
- Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved November 2018)
- BF Member observations
- Birds of the Indian Subcontinent : Richard Grimmett et al, pp202, OUP, Reprint-2014
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Red-breasted Parakeet. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 12 May 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Red-breasted_Parakeet
External Links
GSearch checked for 2020 platform.1
