Hello! We are the famous parakeets of Indian Subcontinent and Africa. We are called Rose- ringed Parakeets. We are very beautiful parrots and you have many important things to know about us, have a look:
- Our scientific name Psittacula Krameri is named after the famous Austrian Naturalist Wilhelm Heinrich Kramer.
- Only males of our species have the rose ring around the throat.
- We are the species that can mimic human voices and talk a lot. This characteristic led many people to keep us as pets.
- Though our range is in the Indian Subcontinent and Africa, escaped birds and traded birds have taken over many parts of the world as their habitat. We are called feral parrots for this reason.
- Did you know? In 2015, our European population was counted to be 85,220 individuals.
- We are considered pests in various parts of Europe due to considerable increase in our population.
- We are little aggressive birds and fight with each other over food.
SOME QUICK FACTS ABOUT US:
Our Scientific Name: Psittacula Krameri.
Identification: Parrots: Males are green pinkish red bill and pink collar; females are dark green without collar.
Our Habitat: cultivated areas, gardens, parks, dense and also open forest, semi-desert areas, lowlands, short grass, and bushy areas and evergreen forests.
Our Range:
Food Habits: Herbivorous; feed mainly on fruits, seeds, nectar, flowers and also cultivated grains.
Breeding Period: April to December.
Number of eggs laid: 3-4 eggs.
Incubation period: 22-24 days.
Lifespan: 20-30 years.
IUCN red list status: Least Concern.
CITES: Not Listed.
Indian Wildlife Protection Act: Schedule IV.
SCIENTIFIC CLASSIFICATION:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Psittaciformes
Family: Psittaculidae
Genus: Psittacula
Species: P. Krameri
COMPLETE DETAILS ABOUT US FOR ANIMAL ENTHUSIASTS:
We are the Rose-ringed parakeets also called as Ring-necked parakeets.We are scientifically called as Psittacula Krameri.
Let us tell you more about our species
HOW WE LOOK:
We are medium-sized parrots with a body length of about 40cm, a wingspan of 30cm-35cm and weighing about 130gms. We are sexually dimorphic which means males and females look different.
The males of our species have yellow-green body feathers with a long tail and pinkish-red bill. They have a narrow black and pink collar around the cheeks and nape which looks like a ring.
The female of our species doesn’t have this ring and is darker in color. The female also has a similar bill and doesn’t have the blue, pink and black color on its head like in a male.
The young chicks look like adult female except they are smaller with a short tail and pink bill.
WE ARE FOUND IN:
We are very adaptive in nature and can live in almost any kind of conditions. We can be seen living in cultivated areas, gardens, parks, dense and also open forest, semi-desert areas, lowlands, short grass, and bushy areas and evergreen forests.
We have our range from Central Africa to Uganda and also in South Asia, India, and Sri Lanka. We are also introduced in various parts of the world.
WHAT WE EAT:
We are herbivores and eat a lot of fruits, seeds, nectar, flowers and also cultivated grains.
OUR REPRODUCTION:
We are monogamous birds which means we have a single partner for our life. In breeding season, we look for a hole in a tree to use as a nest and if we live in urban areas, we select a cavity in the buildings to lay eggs.
The female lays 3-4 eggs at a time and incubation period is 22-24 days. Incubation is done by both parents and the young are also raised by both the parents, mostly female. The young leave the nest after 40-45 days of hatching. Our lifespan is 20-30 years.
MORE ABOUT US:
We have excellent talking ability and we are quite intelligent.
We are very good at mimicking and can also utter a few words.
We are very good at flying and can perform fast and directed flights.
We often fight with each other for food.
OUR CONSERVATION:
We are abundantly available in our range and are classified as “Least Concern” in the red list of IUCN. We are protected under Schedule IV of the Indian Wildlife Protection Act, 1972.
