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Nicobar Parakeet
Also Known As: Blyth's Parakeet, Blyth's Nicobar Parakeet
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Did You Know?
The Nicobar Parakeet is the largest of the Psittacula parakeets, at 45cm (17.5 in).
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Not AvailableSpecies Profile
Genus:Psittacula
Species:
caniceps
| Size: | Adult Weight: |
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| 56cm (21.8 in) | Not available |
Races including nominate:
one
Colourization Adult: Both adults mostly green in colour; mauve/blue tinge to crown and nape in male, more blue in female; black stripe from forehead to area around eyes; black, wide band from chin across lower cheeks; yellow/grey upper cheeks to ear coverts, turning to dull mauve/grey near hindneck; green tail tipped with yellow. Red upper mandible in male, black in female, black lower mandible in both sexes. Eye orange/red.
Colourization Juvenile: Undescribed
Call: Calls are described as raucous and crow-like.
Recent Academic Research: Google Scholar - search results
Content Sources:
Lexicon of Parrots http://www.arndt-verlag.com/projekt/birds_3.cgi?Desc=E201.htm&Pic=201_1.JPG
CITES http://www.cites.org/eng/resources/species.html
BirdLife International http://www.birdlife.org/datazone/species/index.html?action=SpcHTMDetails.asp&sid=1541&m=0
Parrots: A Guide to Parrots of the World, Juniper and Parr, 1998.
Parrots of the World, Forshaw and Cooper, 1989.
Parrots of the World, Forshaw, 2006.
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