plum-headed parakeet
psittacula cyanocephala latin

The Plum-headed Parakeet is a bird of forest and open woodland.

The Plum-headed Parakeet is a gregarious and noisy species with range of raucous calls.

The female looks similar to the female of the Plum-headed Parakeet which however can be told apart by its broad yellow collar.

Plum-headed Parakeets are found in flocks, the males having a pinkish purple head and the females, a grey head.

The different head colour and the yellow tip to the tail distinguish this species from the similar Plum-headed Parakeet (Psittacula cyanocephala).

Plum-headed parakeet (Psittacula cyanocephala)

A species of Haemoproteus, H. handai, has been described from blood samples from the Plum-headed Parakeet.

The Plum-headed Parakeet (Psittacula cyanocephala) is a parakeet endemic to the Indian Subcontinent.

It has finally been demonstrated to be a hybrid between the Slaty-headed Parakeet P. himalayana and the Plum-headed Parakeet P. cyanocephala.

Four Alexandrine parakeets, 20 rose-ringed parakeets and five plum-headed parakeets have arrived from the Arignar Anna Zoological Park in Vandalur to be displayed in enclosures put up for them at the Kurumbapatti zoo.

Birds at the zoo include little penguins and peafowl, musk lorikeet, bush stone-curlew, tawny frogmouth, satin bowerbird, golden pheasant, Java sparrow, plum-headed parakeet, noisy pitta, mandarin duck, king parrot, banded rail, Guinea fowl, Cape Barren goose, Egyptian goose.

The different head colour and the yellow tip to the tail distinguish this species from the similar Plum-headed Parakeet (Psittacula cyanocephala).

Plum-headed parakeet (Psittacula cyanocephala)

Rose-ringed Parakeet (Psittacula cyanocephala)

The Plum-headed Parakeet (Psittacula cyanocephala) is a parakeet endemic to the Indian Subcontinent.