Rose-ringed Parakeet
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\n| Psittacula krameri |
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Rose-ringed Parakeet (
Psittacula krameri) is a
parrot which breeds in north and central
Africa, and tropical
Asia across to southern
China.
It has been introduced elsewhere, and there is an established feral population in southern
England. There are also apparently stable populations in the
USA in
Florida and
California. It is a resident species which does not
migrate.
It is a bird of woodland and cultivation. It nests in holes in trees, laying 2-6 white eggs.
This is a 40cm long green parrot, of which the long tail accounts for more than half the length. It looks long winged and very slender in flight. The female is all green with a red bill, but the male additionally has a small black bib and a black and pink neck ring.
This is a noisy species with an unmistakable squawking call.
This bird was first described and named by
Giovanni Antonio Scopoli in 1769, naming it for the Austrian naturalist Wilhelm Heinrich Kramer.
