Parrots
Plum-headed Parakeet
Himalayapsitta cyanocephala
The plum-headed parakeet (Psittacula cyanocephala) is a parakeet endemic to the Indian Subcontinent. Along with Psittacula roseata of the Himalayas it was sometimes known by the name of blossom-headed parakeet which is now used to refer only to Psittacula roseata. Plum-headed parakeets are found in flocks, the males having a pinkish purple head and the females, a grey head.
- Family
- Parrots
- Order
- Psittaciformes
- Weight
- 66 g
- Habitat
- Forest
- Diet
- Fruit and nectar
- Migration
- Resident
- Countries recorded
- 4
Recorded in India, Nepal, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh.
Where to see it: NDA Road (India); Vetal Tekdi/Hill (near ARAI) (India); Kerala Agricultural University · General Area (India); Wildlife Institute of India (WII) (India); Kanha NP · Mukki Zone (India).
Photo: Rison Thumboor from Thrissur, India, CC BY 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons
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