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Sno. Name Binomial Name 1 Alexandrine eupatria 2 Blossom-headed Parakeet Psittacula roseata 3 Grey-headed Parakeet Psittacula finschii 4 Long-tailed Parakeet Psittacula longicauda 5 Malabar Parakeet Psittacula columboides 6 Nicobar Parakeet Psittacula caniceps 7 Plum-headed Parakeet Psittacula cyanocephala 8 Red-breasted Parakeet Psittacula alexandri 9 Rose-ringed Parakeet Psittacula krameri 10 Slaty-headed Parakeet Psittacula himalayana 11 Vernal Loriculus vernalis

©www.ogaclicks.com Identification Tips Alexandrine Parakeet : Psittacula eupatria : Wide spread resident in India ( Except North West , South West & South) Green Head Red & yellow eyering Grey Nape

Broad Pink-red band round hind Red bill neck Black chin Yellow-green Upperparts

Yellow-green Long reddish patch on lesser underparts wing-coverts

Green Coverts

Green wings with black fringes

Tail green basally shading through NO Broad Pink-red band round Green chin pale blue-green to yellowish tip hind neck

Female Male

Difference from male Reference : Birds of Indian Subcontinent ©www.ogaclicks.com Important id point Inskipp and Grimmett www.HBW.com Blossom-headed Parakeet Identification Tips Blossom-headed Parakeet: Psittacula roseata: Resident of hills of North

Yellow iris Bluish lilac head Rosy pink Forehead Bluish Lilac Nape Rosy pink Ear coverts Red bill

Bluish green band bordering Black ring around the neck Black chin Green upperparts

Yellow-green Small reddish patch on lesser wing-coverts underparts Dull bluish grey Head Green Coverts

Yellowish collar ring Green rump

Green wings with black fringes tail bluish green with tips of central feathers pale yellow Yellow Bill

Male

Female

Difference from male Reference : Birds of Indian Subcontinent ©www.ogaclicks.com Important id point Inskipp and Grimmett www.HBW.com Grey-headed Parakeet Identification Tips Grey-headed Parakeet : Psittacula finschii : Resident of North East India

Grey head Yellow iris Yellow green Nape

Red bill with yellow tips ; yellow lower Black collar ring mandible

Black chin Green upperparts

Yellow-green underparts

Small reddish patch on lesser wing-coverts

Green Coverts

Green wings with black fringes

Lilac blue tail with tips yellowish - cream

Difference from male Reference : Birds of Indian Subcontinent ©www.ogaclicks.com Important id point Inskipp and Grimmett www.HBW.com Long-tailed Parakeet Identification Tips Long-tailed Parakeet : Psittacula longicauda : Resident of Andaman & Nicobar Islands in India

Psittacula longicauda tytleri - Resident of Coco Island and Andaman Island Yellow green head Orange –red Nape & face Yellow iris Yellow green nape Upper mandible red, lower blackish red Rose pink face Black band from chin to neck

Black chin Green upperparts Brownish Bill Yellow-green underparts Pale bluish back Green Coverts

Female Green with blue on primary- coverts and primaries

Psittacula longicauda nicobarica- Resident of Nicobar islands

Dark green head Tail is deep blue centrally, outer feathers green

Light green Nape

Male Male

Difference from male Reference : Birds of Indian Subcontinent ©www.ogaclicks.com Important id point Inskipp and Grimmett www.HBW.com Malabar Parakeet Identification Tips Malabar Parakeet: Psittacula columboides : Resident of Western Ghats in India

Yellow iris Bluish grey head Area around eye bluish green Upper mandible red with yellowish tip, lower dull brownish Black ring around the neck bordered turquoise below

Black chin Grey upperparts Green Throat & Breast Wing-coverts green edged buff

Yellow-green underparts Grey Head Primaries deep blue

NO turquoise band

Tail is deep blue centrally, green laterally, marginally tipped yellow

Black Bill

Male Female Light green breast

Difference from male Reference : Birds of Indian Subcontinent ©www.ogaclicks.com Important id point Inskipp and Grimmett www.HBW.com Nicobar Parakeet Identification Tips Nicobar Parakeet: Psittacula caniceps : Resident of Great & Little Nicobar islands in India

Black band on forehead Grey head

Bill red above, black below Area around eye bluish green

Black band from chin to neck

Black chin Grass green upperparts Green underparts Wing-coverts grass green

Grey Head strongly tinted blue Primaries green

Tail is tinged yellowish grey and tipped yellowish

Black upper mandible Female Male

Difference from male Reference : Birds of Indian Subcontinent Inskipp and Grimmett ©www.ogaclicks.com Important id point www.HBW.com Plum-headed Parakeet Identification Tips Plum-headed Parakeet : Psittacula cyanocephala : Widespread resident in India ( Except North East & North West) Crimson head Greyish plum on mid-crown

Bill is yellowish above, black below Greyish plum nape

Black narrow collar, shaded blue- green below Black chin Green upperparts

Yellow Green underparts Small reddish patch on lesser wing-coverts

Wing-coverts dark green

Purplish grey head Primaries green

Rump is light blue-green

No collar band Tail is blue tipped whitish centrally, green tipped yellow laterally Creamy upper No red patch on mandible lesser wing-coverts

Male

Female Difference from male Reference : Birds of Indian Subcontinent Inskipp and Grimmett ©www.ogaclicks.com Important id point www.HBW.com Red-breasted Parakeet Identification Tips - P. a. fasciata Red-breasted Parakeet : Psittacula alexandri fasciata : Resident of Foothills of Himalayas & North East India Thin loral black stripe Pale blue-grey Head

Bill is red, tipped yellow Green nape Black lower cheeks

Black chin Green upperparts Throat to mid-belly is Pink

Pale green lower parts Yellowish wash on median wing- coverts

Primaries green

Tail is deep blue centrally, green laterally, marginally tipped yellow

Bill is black Duller pink underparts

Male Female

Difference from male Reference : Birds of Indian Subcontinent Inskipp and Grimmett ©www.ogaclicks.com Important id point www.HBW.com Rose-ringed Parakeet Identification Tips Red-ringed Parakeet : Psittacula krameri: Widespread Resident in India

Psittacula krameri borealis -Resident of All India except South Thin loral black stripe Yellowish green Head Bluish mauve hind crown Green Hindneck Bill is red Rose-pink narrow collar, Black lower cheeks

Black chin Green upperparts

Green Underparts Green Coverts

Female Primaries green

NO Rose-pink collar ring Tail is bluish green on Psittacula krameri manillensis –Resident of central feathers

Male

Male

Lower Mandible is Black

Difference from male Reference : Birds of Indian Subcontinent Inskipp and Grimmett ©www.ogaclicks.com Important id point www.HBW.com Slaty-headed Parakeet Identification Tips Slaty-headed Parakeet : Psittacula himalayana: Resident of Himalayas in India Slaty grey head Yellow iris

Yellow green tinged bluish Nape Upper mandible red tipped yellow, lower Black collar ring yellow

Black chin Green tinged bluish upperparts

Yellow-green underparts Small reddish patch on lesser wing-coverts

Green Coverts

Green wings with black fringes

Tail is green basally shading through blue to yellow distally

Difference from male Reference : Birds of Indian Subcontinent ©www.ogaclicks.com Important id point Inskipp and Grimmett www.HBW.com Identification Tips Vernal Hanging Parrot : Loriculus vernalis : Resident of Western Ghats, South East & North East India Green Head Yellow iris, white eyering

Bill is orange- red Green nape

Green upperparts Throat is blue

Green Coverts

Yellow green lower parts Primaries dark green

Lighter green Upperparts

Rump and uppertail- coverts red Male Green throat

Orange legs Female Tail is dark green

Difference from male Reference : Birds of Indian Subcontinent Inskipp and Grimmett ©www.ogaclicks.com Important id point www.HBW.com