Alexandrine Parakeet

Latin Name: 
Psittacula eupatria
Category: 
Size: 
52cm
Description: 

Male: rich grass-green plumage; hooked, heavy red beak; deep red shoulder-patch; rose-pink collar and black stripe from lower mandible to collar distinctive. Female: smaller and lacks the collar and black stripe. Yellow under tail in both sexes. Both small flocks and large gatherings; feeds on fruiting trees in orchards and on standing crops, often causing extensive damage; strong flier; roosts along with other birds at favoured sites.

Habitat: 
forest, orchards, cultivated areas, towns.
Food: 
fruits, vegetables, crops, seeds.
Distribution: 
almost throughout the area, south of Himalayan foothills.
Call: 
Call Description: 
high-pitched kreeak… scream, on wing as well as on perch; popular cage bird, learning to imitate some notes and few human words.
National Status: