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Slaty-headed Parakeet  

Also Known As: Himalayan Slaty-headed Parakeet, Hodgson's Parakeet
 
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Wild Slaty-headed Parakeet male

Credit: (c) Ron Hoff
 
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Did You Know?
In E Afghanistan the Slaty-headed Parakeet will most often make its nest in the old dwelling of the Scaly-bellied Woodpecker. They will also have nests close together with several other pairs.

Species Profile
Genus:
Psittacula

Species:
himalayana

Size: Adult Weight:
40cm (15.6 in) 125g (4.4 oz)

Races including nominate:
one

Colourization Adult: Both adults in general green with blue tint; dark grey head with blue tint; black chin and wide stripe across lower cheeks; fine black line around hindneck; band around hindneck under black line green/blue; patch on inner median wing coverts deep maroon in males, missing in females; long central tail feathers in male, shorter in female; green at base of tail becoming deep blue and widely tipped with bright yellow. Red upper mandible, pale yellow lower. Eye pale yellow.

Colourization Juvenile: Grey/green face, remainder of head dull green with faint pale green stripe below cheeks to hindcrown; maroon wing patch absent; short tail. Bill orange. Eye grey.

Call: Calls made in flight are shrill and high-pitched. High-pitched short notes and prolonged whine while at rest. Also variety of softer, musical sounds.

Recent Academic Research: Google Scholar - search results

 

Content Sources:

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

Central Pets http://www.centralpets.com/animals/birds/parrots/prt1171.html

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

BirdLife International http://www.birdlife.org/datazone/species/index.html?action=SpcHTMDetails.asp&sid=1532&m=0

Internet Bird Collection http://www.hbw.com/ibc/

Parrots: A Guide to Parrots of the World, Juniper and Parr, 1998.

Parrots of the World, Forshaw and Cooper, 1977.

Parrots of the World, Forshaw, 2006.

Parrots in Aviculture, Low, 1992.