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Photo by juninho
Kaziranga National Park, Assam, India, March 2004

Psittacula alexandri

Distribution

From Nepal and India eastwards to Myanmar, Thailand, Indochina, Hainan and south to Sumatra, Borneo, Java and Bali.

Taxonomy

Subspecies

There are 7 subspecies^[1]

• P. a. fasciata:

• Northern India to Nepal, Myanmar, Thailand, Indochina and Hainan

• P. a. abbotti:

• Andaman Islands

• P. a. cala:

• Simeulue Island (off western Sumatra)

• P. a. major:

• Lasia Island and Babi Island (off Sumatra)

• P. a. alexandri:

• Java, Bali and extreme southern Borneo

• P. a. kangeanensis:

• Kangean Islands (Java Sea)

• P. a. dammermani:

• Karimunjawa Islands (Java Sea)

References

1. Clements, JF. 2011. The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World. 6th ed., with updates to August 2011. Ithaca: Cornell Univ. Press. ISBN 978-0801445019. Spreadsheet available at http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/downloadable-clements-checklist

• List of references

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• 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

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