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Psittacula krameri (Scopoli, 1769)
| Family Name: | Psittacidae |
| Taxonomic Group: | Vertebrates (Bird) |
| Common Name: | Rose-ringed Parakeet |
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Description
| Size | 40-42 cm |
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| Description | The male has an all-black throat and yellowish-white eyes, bill with largely blackish lower mandible, no maroon-red shoulder patch, narrow but distinct black loral line, lighter green scapulars and wing-coverts, and yellowish to greenish-grey legs and feet. Female has indistinct dark green collar, no black lorak line, tail-streamers average shorter. For juveniles, both sexes are like female but bill slightly paler, eyes greyish, tail shorter. Males attain collar in the third year. |
Ecology, Habitat & Location
| Ecological Notes | Breeds in February to May, loosely colonial. Nests are excavated or existing holes in tree, rock-face or building, sometimes old woodpecker or barbet nest, 3-10m above ground. Eggs in clutches of 3-5 and are white. |
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| Habitats | Forest, Parks & Gardens, Terrestrial |
| Distribution | A common introduced resident occurring in wooded gardens, parks and scrubs throughout the mainland, and offshore islands such as Sentosa. Distributed in Africa, India, Southeast China, Myanmar and Hong Kong. It has been introduced to Peninsular Malaysia, Britain, Holland, Belgium, Israel and Singapore. |
| Parks & Gardens | Bishan - Ang Mo Kio Park, Pasir Ris Park, Sembawang Park, Singapore Botanic Gardens |
| Nature Areas | Pulau Ubin, Sentosa - Mount Imbiah |
Conservation
| Notes | Populations in Singapore were established by the cagebird trade. |
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Status
| Species Status | Exotic / Introduced |
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| Conservation Status | Common |
| IUCN Red List | Least Concern |
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References
| References | Lim, K. S., 2009. The Avifauna of Singapore. Nature Society (Singapore), Singapore. 611 pp.; Lim, K.S. & Gardner, D. 1997. Birds: An illustrated field guide to the birds of Singapore. Singapore: Sun Tree Publishing Limited. 226pp Robson, C. (2000). A guide to the birds of Southeast Asia: Thailand, Peninsular Malaysia, Singapore, Myanmar, Laos, Vietnam and Cambodia. Princeton University Press. |
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