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Intermediate Parakeet  

Also Known As: Plum-headed x Slaty-headed Parakeet Hybrid
 
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Intermediate Parakeet (Psittacula intermedia)

Credit: (c) Zahir T. Rana | http://www.psittaculaworld.com
 
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There has historically been much debate on the origin of this species - Forshaw (2006) notes it as a hybrid between the Slaty-headed (P. himalayana) and Plum-headed (P. cyanocephala) Parakeets, whereas Rana et al. makes mention the differences between the hybrid and P. intermedia individuals.

Species Profile
Genus:
Psittacula

Species:
intermedia

Size: Adult Weight:
36cm (14 in) Not available

Races including nominate:
one

Colourization Adult: Male-in general green; red/pink forehead and area surrounding eyes, rest of head slate/purple; black chin and wide stripe across lower cheeks, reaching as fine stripe around hindneck; variable blue/green collar; maroon mark on inner median wing coverts; blue/green tail tipped with yellow; red upper mandible, yellow lower. Female-maroon mark on inner median wing coverts reduced or absent; minimal red/pink on head.

Colourization Juvenile: Undescribed

Call: Call is high-pitched and screechy. Melodious chatter while feeding or resting.

Recent Academic Research: Google Scholar - search results

 

Content Sources:

PsittaculaWorld http://home.wanadoo.nl/psittaculaworld/Species/P-intermedia.htm

CITES http://www.cites.org/eng/resources/species.html

Parrots: A Guide to Parrots of the World, Juniper and Parr, 1992.

Parrots of the World, Forshaw, 2006.