Rose-ringed Parakeet

Latin Name: 
Psittacula krameri
Category: 
Size: 
42cm
Description: 

Male: grass-green plumage; short, hooked, red beak; rosy-pink and black collar distinctive (obtained only during third year). Female: lacks the pink-and-black
collar; instead, pale emerald-green around neck. Gregarious; large flocks of this species are a familiar sight in India; causes extensive damage to standing crops, orchards and garden fruit trees; also raids grain depots and markets; large roosting colonies, often along with mynas and crows.

Habitat: 
light forest, orchards, towns, villages.
Food: 
fruit, crops, cereal.
Distribution: 
subcontinent, south of Himalayan foothills.
Call: 
Call Description: 
shrill keeak… screams.
National Status: