Wildlifeof Vietnam
Rose-ringed Parakeet
Parrots
Photo: Cristian Hurtado Cusnir · CC BY 4.0
Psittacula krameri
Rare visitor: recorded only occasionally in this country
Basic stats
Diet
Buds, nectar, fruit, vegetables, nuts, berries, seeds, grains and insects
Habitat
Includes farmland, orchards and gardens near human habitation
Range
In Asia, the Indian subcontinent and Sri Lanka, from the Himalayan foothills and the Indus valley east to the Irrawaddy valley
Size
37–43cm including tail
Weight
104–143g in Asian birds
The rose-ringed parakeet is a medium-sized parrot, 37 to 43cm long including its tail, which makes up a large part of the length. Both sexes are distinctively green with a red beak and a blue tail. Asian birds weigh 104 to 143g, rarely to 174g. It is a noisy species with an unmistakable squawking call, herbivorous and non-migratory (Wikipedia, general species account).
In Asia it occurs in the Indian subcontinent and Sri Lanka from 6° to 35° N, in the foothills of the Himalaya, and from the Indus valley east to the Irrawaddy. It usually feeds on buds, nectar, fruit, nuts, berries, seeds, grains and insects, and wild flocks fly several miles to farmland and orchards, causing extensive damage. In India it feeds on cereal grains and, in winter, pigeon peas. The account opened does not name Bhutan.
Quick answers
- What does the Rose-ringed Parakeet eat?
- Buds, nectar, fruit, vegetables, nuts, berries, seeds, grains and insects
- What habitat does the Rose-ringed Parakeet live in?
- Includes farmland, orchards and gardens near human habitation
- Where is the Rose-ringed Parakeet found?
- In Asia, the Indian subcontinent and Sri Lanka, from the Himalayan foothills and the Indus valley east to the Irrawaddy valley
- How big is the Rose-ringed Parakeet?
- 37–43cm including tail
- How much does the Rose-ringed Parakeet weigh?
- 104–143g in Asian birds