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Blossom-headed Parakeet

Latin: Psittacula roseata

Deutsch: Rosenkopfsittich

French: Perruche à tête rose

Netherland: Bloesemkopparkiet

Italian: Parrocchetto facciarosa

Spain: Cotorra carirroja

Biological data:

Distribution: Asia; India, Pakistan, Bangla Desh, Burma, Thailand, Laos, Cambodia, Vietnam

Habitat: mostly forested areas but open landscape as well, up to 1500m above sea level

Size: 30cm

Adult Weight: 85-90g

IUCN Red List category: Near Threatened

Articles on Parrots Daily News:

Sources:   

http://www.arndt-verlag.com/projekt/birds_3.cgi?Desc=E195.htm&Pic=195_1.JPG&Search=psittacula&Lang=lat

http://www.parrots.org/index.php/encyclopedia/profile/blossom_headed_parakeet/

http://www.birdlife.org/datazone/species/factsheet/22685486

Title photo: (c) Vijay Anand Ismavel. This file is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 2.0 Generic license.

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