Wildlifeof Vietnam
Alexandrine Parakeet
Parrots
Photo: Nishant Purushottam Berde · CC BY 4.0
Psittacula eupatria
Rare visitor: recorded only occasionally in this country
Basic stats
Diet
Wild and cultivated seeds, buds, fruits and nuts
Habitat
Forests, woodlands, agricultural land and mangroves up to 900m
Range
South Asia and Southeast Asia
Clutch size
2–4 white, blunt oval eggs
Incubation period
About 24 days
Size
56–62cm including tail
Weight
200–300g
The Alexandrine parakeet is one of the largest parakeets, 56 to 62cm from head to tail tip and weighing 200 to 300g. It is predominantly green with a light blue-grey sheen on the cheeks and nape, a yellow-green abdomen, a red patch on the shoulders and a massive red beak with yellow tips. Adult males have a black stripe across the lower cheek and a pink band on the nape, which females lack (Wikipedia, general species account).
It lives in forests, woodlands, agricultural land and mangroves up to 900m, eating a variety of wild and cultivated seeds, buds, fruits and nuts, usually in small flocks and larger groups at rich food or communal roosts. Its calls are deeper, harsher and more resonant than the rose-ringed parakeet's. Females lay two to four white eggs, incubated for about 24 days. The account opened does not name Bhutan.
Quick answers
- What does the Alexandrine Parakeet eat?
- Wild and cultivated seeds, buds, fruits and nuts
- What habitat does the Alexandrine Parakeet live in?
- Forests, woodlands, agricultural land and mangroves up to 900m
- Where is the Alexandrine Parakeet found?
- South Asia and Southeast Asia
- How many eggs does the Alexandrine Parakeet lay?
- 2–4 white, blunt oval eggs
- How long are the eggs of the Alexandrine Parakeet incubated?
- About 24 days
- How big is the Alexandrine Parakeet?
- 56–62cm including tail
- How much does the Alexandrine Parakeet weigh?
- 200–300g