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Sno. Name Binomial Name 1 Alexandrine Parakeet Psittacula 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 Hanging Parrot Loriculus vernalis
©www.ogaclicks.com Alexandrine Parakeet 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 East India
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 South India 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 Vernal Hanging Parrot 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