P. r. roseataBiswas, 1951 – West Bengal (India) to Bangladesh
P. r. juneae Biswas, 1951 – northeast India and north Myanmar to Indochina
Descriptionedit
Psittacula roseata
Himalayapsitta roseata is a lime-green parrot,[3] 30 cm (12 in) long with a tail up to 18 cm (7.1 in). The male's head is pink becoming pale blue on the back of the crown, nape and cheeks. There is a narrow black neck collar and a black chin stripe. There is a red shoulder patch and the rump and tail are bluish-green, the latter tipped yellow. The upper mandible is yellow, and the lower mandible is dark. The female has a pale grey head and lacks the black neck collar[3] and chin stripe patch. The lower mandible is pale. Immature birds have a green head and a grey chin. Both mandibles are yellowish and there is no red shoulder patch.[4] The different head colour and the yellow tip to the tail distinguish this species from the similar plum-headed parakeet (H. cyanocephala).
Blossom-headed parakeet nests in holes in trees, laying 4-5 white eggs. It undergoes local movements, driven mainly by the availability of the fruit and blossoms which make up its diet. It is a gregarious and noisy species with range of raucous calls. [5]
Bibliographyedit
Grimmett, Inskipp y Inskipp, Birds of India ISBN 0-691-04910-6
Josep del Hoyo, Andrew Elliott, Jordi Sargatal (Hrsg.): Handbook of the Birds of the World. Volume 4: Sandgrouse to Cuckoos. Lynx Edicions, Barcelona, 1997. ISBN 8487334229
Joseph Michael Forshaw: Parrots of the World - An Identification Guide. Princeton University Press, Princeton 2006, ISBN 978-0-691-09251-5.
^Gill, Frank; Donsker, David; Rasmussen, Pamela, eds. (July 2023). "Parrots, cockatoos". IOC World Bird List Version 13.2. International Ornithologists' Union. Retrieved 28 October 2023.
blossom, headed, parakeet, blossom, headed, parakeet, psittacula, roseata, parrot, family, psittaculidae, conservation, statusnear, threatened, iucn, scientific, classificationdomain, eukaryotakingdom, animaliaphylum, chordataclass, avesorder, psittaciformesfa. The blossom headed parakeet Psittacula roseata is a parrot in the family Psittaculidae Blossom headed parakeetConservation statusNear Threatened IUCN 3 1 1 Scientific classificationDomain EukaryotaKingdom AnimaliaPhylum ChordataClass AvesOrder PsittaciformesFamily PsittaculidaeGenus PsittaculaSpecies P roseataBinomial namePsittacula roseataBiswas 1951SynonymsHimalayapsitta roseata Biswas 1951 Contents 1 Taxonomy 2 Description 3 Distribution and habitat 4 Behaviour and ecology 5 Bibliography 6 External links 7 ReferencesTaxonomy editTwo subspecies are recognised 2 P r roseata Biswas 1951 West Bengal India to Bangladesh P r juneae Biswas 1951 northeast India and north Myanmar to IndochinaDescription edit nbsp Psittacula roseataHimalayapsitta roseata is a lime green parrot 3 30 cm 12 in long with a tail up to 18 cm 7 1 in The male s head is pink becoming pale blue on the back of the crown nape and cheeks There is a narrow black neck collar and a black chin stripe There is a red shoulder patch and the rump and tail are bluish green the latter tipped yellow The upper mandible is yellow and the lower mandible is dark The female has a pale grey head and lacks the black neck collar 3 and chin stripe patch The lower mandible is pale Immature birds have a green head and a grey chin Both mandibles are yellowish and there is no red shoulder patch 4 The different head colour and the yellow tip to the tail distinguish this species from the similar plum headed parakeet H cyanocephala Distribution and habitat edit nbsp Near Inthanon Highland Resort ThailandThis species is a resident breeder in Eastern Bangladesh Bhutan Northeast India and Nepal eastwards into South east Asia Cambodia Laos Myanmar Thailand and Viet Nam and also China 1 Blossom headed parakeet inhabits lowland and foothill open forests and forest edges 3 Behaviour and ecology editBlossom headed parakeet nests in holes in trees laying 4 5 white eggs It undergoes local movements driven mainly by the availability of the fruit and blossoms which make up its diet It is a gregarious and noisy species with range of raucous calls 5 Bibliography editGrimmett Inskipp y Inskipp Birds of India ISBN 0 691 04910 6 Josep del Hoyo Andrew Elliott Jordi Sargatal Hrsg Handbook of the Birds of the World Volume 4 Sandgrouse to Cuckoos Lynx Edicions Barcelona 1997 ISBN 8487334229 Joseph Michael Forshaw Parrots of the World An Identification Guide Princeton University Press Princeton 2006 ISBN 978 0 691 09251 5 External links editOuseaux in French Tutto pappagalli in Italian References editBirds of India by Grimmett Inskipp and Inskipp ISBN 0 691 04910 6 nbsp Wikispecies has information related to Blossom headed parakeet nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Psittacula roseata a b BirdLife International 2017 amended version of 2016 assessment Himalayapsitta roseata IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2017 e T22685486A111365871 doi 10 2305 IUCN UK 2017 1 RLTS T22685486A111365871 en Retrieved 10 January 2020 Gill Frank Donsker David Rasmussen Pamela eds July 2023 Parrots cockatoos IOC World Bird List Version 13 2 International Ornithologists Union Retrieved 28 October 2023 a b c ebird Word Parrot Trust xeno canto Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Blossom headed parakeet amp oldid 1183231437, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
