Parrots of India 🦜 🇮🇳 | Parakeets | Birds | Indian Birds

There are 12 species of Parrots found in India, and the state-wise details are as follows,
Andaman Islands – Red Breasted Parakeet
Andaman & Nicobar Islands – Long Tailed Parakeet
Andhra Pradesh – Alexandrine Parakeet
Arunachal Pradesh – Lord Derby’s Parakeet/Derbyan Parakeet
Assam – Lord Derby’s Parakeet/Derbyan Parakeet, Red Breasted Parakeet
Himachal Pradesh - Slaty Headed Parakeet
Jammu & Kashmir – Slaty Headed Parakeet
Karnataka – Red Breasted Parakeet, Vernal Hanging Parrot (Western Ghats)
Kerala – Malabar Parakeet (Western Ghats)
Maharashtra – Red Breasted Parakeet
Nicobar Islands – Nicobar Parakeet
Sikkim - Slaty Headed Parakeet
Tamil Nadu – Red Breasted Parakeet
Telangana – Alexandrine Parakeet
Uttarakhand - Slaty Headed Parakeet
West Bengal - Slaty Headed Parakeet
Indian Subcontinent – Alexandrine Parakeet, Plum Headed Parakeet, Rose Ringed Parakeet
East India – Alexandrine Parakeet
North East India – Blossom Headed Parakeet, Grey Headed Parakeet, Red Breasted Parakeet, Vernal Hanging Parrot
East India – Vernal Hanging Parrot
South India – Malabar Parakeet, Rose Ringed Parakeet
Himalayas – Red Breasted Parakeet, Slaty Headed Parakeet

00:00 Intro

Globally there are around 393 species of parrots, and they are among the most intelligent birds in the world along with crows and magpies. Parakeets are actually a type of small to medium sized green parrots and there are around 12 beautiful species found in India.

00:25 Alexandrine parakeet
Also known as the Alexandrine parrot is the largest among all parakeets, named after “Alexander The Great”. They are a ‘Near Threatened” species having a Yellow Tip Red Beak & Red Shoulder Patch. They are distributed throughout the Indian Subcontinent. Male has a pink band on their nape and a black cheek stripe.

01:17 Blossom Headed Parakeet
Small green parakeet found in lowland and forest edges of North East India and are classified as a “Near Threatened” species.

01:57 Derbyan Parakeet
Also known as Lord Derby’s Parakeet is also a Near Threatened species found mainly in Arunachal Pradesh and Upper Assam.

02:40 Gray Headed Parakeet
Is a Near Threatened species that exhibits altitudinal migration found in the North Eastern parts of India. They are closely related to the slaty-headed parakeet, they both form a super-species.

03:25 Long Tailed parakeet
Is a vulnerable species of Green parakeet, they are an extremely social bird having a long blue tail endemic to the Andaman & Nicobar Islands.

04:10 Malabar Parakeet
Also called as blue winged parakeet found mainly in Kerala and Western Ghats of South India. They are Bluish Green in color with a Blue and Black Collar.

04:51 Nicobar parakeet
Also known as the Blyth's parakeet is one of the largest parakeet species endemic to the Nicobar Islands. They are classified as a Near Threatened species.

05:25 Plum Headed Parakeet
Brilliantly coloured parakeet distributed throughout the Indian Subcontinent. They have a Plum Purple-Red Head, and White Tipped Tail.

06:11 Red Breasted Parakeet
Also known as moustached parakeet, as their moustache is the most distinguishing feature on the sides of their face. They are a Near Threatened species found in the Himalayas, Maharashtra, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu and North East India.

06:59 Rose Ringed Parakeet
Also known as the ring-necked parakeet, is capable of living in a variety of climates. They are very common and distributed throughout the Indian subcontinent.

07:52 Slaty Headed Parakeet
Are usually found at altitudes between 460 to 2400 meters in Jammu & Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Sikkim, and the Himalayan ranges.

08:41 Vernal Hanging Parrot
Small hanging parrot which is a resident breeder in the Indian subcontinent found mainly in Karnataka, Western Ghats, East and North Eastern parts of India.

09:43 Outro

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