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Description:
Of 40 cm., length and a weight between 116 and 140 g..
The Rose-ringed Parakeet (Psittacula krameri) has the forecrown, fore crown, the cheeks and lores bright yellowish green; narrow dark line between cere and the eye ring; the back of the crown, the nape and the sides of the neck, pale lavender gray, broken on the sides of neck with narrow black stripes; contiguous black markings with wide black stripes on the bottom of the cheeks merging the chin a solid black.
Pink collar in the back of the neck, the mantle and back light green tinged with olive; rump and uppertail-coverts slightly brighter. Lesser and medium upperwing-coverts light green (darker than the body); large coverts dark green; primaries and secondaries dark green with darker (almost black) margin to the vane inner. bottom of the feathers flight gray; underwing-coverts brighter yellowish green. Underparts brighter yellowish green. Upper, the tail centrally blue with yellowish tips, green side; undertail, the tail centralmente negruzca, yellow-olive laterally.
Crimson in the upper jaw tipped in black, the lower jaw of color stream blackish; cere whitish: irises yellowish white; legs pink, with 4 fingers ending in nails strong in black, two of these fingers are directed forward and two backward so called zigodactilia, which it allows them to easily climb.
The female lacks the neck black, brands in the chin and the cheekbone, of the collar pink and blue suffusion of neck; It has shorter central feathers tail.
The They are similar to immature females but with the bill a little paler, irises greyish; the males acquire the characteristic Pink collar in the third year.
- Sound of the Rose-ringed Parakeet.
- Psittacula krameri borealis (Neumann, 1915) – Larger than the species nominal, with upper jaw all red and black marks on the lower jaw. Bluish suffusion in neck, behind ear-coverts; more than grayish bottoms species nominal.
- Psittacula krameri krameri (Scopoli, 1769) – The species nominal
- Psittacula krameri manillensis (Bechstein, 1800) – Larger than other subspecies, slightly paler and more yellow than the subspecies borealis. Different facial markings that species nominal. Under the mandible black.
- Psittacula krameri parvirostris (Souance, 1856) – Of head and cheeks yellowish least the species nominal. Bill small upper jaw brighter red, less blackish towards the tip. The birds living in eastern Sudan They are intermediate between subspecies appearance parvirostris and species nominal.
Habitat:
The Rose-ringed Parakeet It is a very adaptable bird. It is located in a variety of forest types Forest, from secondary forests, wet, riparian forests, mangroves, open farmland with scattered trees, to parks and gardens in urban areas.
They can live at altitudes 1.600 metres in Asia and 2.000 metres in Africa.
gregarious, especially out of breeding season, coming to form large noisy flocks sometimes several thousand birds. Communal roosts, often with Crows, Mynas or other parrots.
Reproduction:
The Rose-ringed Parakeet It is not a territorial bird and, sometimes vaguely colonial while breeding.
It nests in natural tree cavities or holes extended, in cracks in rocks or walls built; in Africa, always nest atop a tree.
The breeding season, mainly, It covers the months from January to April, although offspring have been recorded in the month of July.
typical setting 3 to 4 eggs, although they have been registered you put six eggs.
23 days of incubation and 45 days of stay in the nest of the hatchlings.
Food:
Diet Rose-ringed Parakeet It includes a variety of cereals, herbs, seeds, vegetables, fruits, flowers and nectar, wild and cultivated; feeding varies seasonally,for example, in the Indian state of Punyab, They feed on weed seeds from April to June and sorghum between the months of August and January.
Inflingen crop damage, especially citrus, sunflower and corn.
In Africa feed of fruits, for example, of Boolean, Tamarindus, Adansonia, Psidium, Acacia white and Slassus.
In Asia, their diet consists of seeds of Acacia arabica, Prosopis spicigera, Casuarina equisetifolia and Crotalaria medicaginea and fruits of Morus alba, Bridiela retusa, Dalbergja, Ficus, Xanthium, Meliรก and Albizia.
Distribution:
Size of the area of distribution (reproduction / resident): 27800000 km2
The Rose-ringed Parakeet they are the parrots more widely distributed around the Old world. They are native to tropical africa, north of the humid forest zone, and much of Asia meridional.
In West Africa (Mauritania, Senegal, Gambia, Guinea-Bissau), the east, through Mali, South of Niger, North of Ivory Coast, North of Ghana, Burkina Faso, Togo and Benin to the North of Nigeria and Cameroon, South of Chad, North of the Central African Republic, from southern Sudan to the North of Uganda and Ethiopia, Djibouti and Northwest of Somalia.
In Asia, from the West of Pakistan, South of Nepal through the India, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka to downtown Burma.
Many introduced populations are distributed by EE.UU., England, Germany, Netherlands, North of Egypt, Kenya, coastal area Ivory Coast (possibly wild relict), South Africa (Natal and Zululandia), Mauritius, Arabian Peninsula, Singapore, Macao and China, in the surroundings of Hong Kong.
Mainly sedentary, but apparently with some seasonal movements in most parts of the African range (for example, temporary visitors during the rainy season in southern areas Mauritania).
Common to abundant in Africa and part of Asia; quite common in Burma.
Residents and especially sedentary. Widely bred in captivity.
Conservation:
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โข Current Red List of UICN: Least concern
โข Population trend: Growing
The size of the world's population has not been quantified, but the species, according to sources, It common to abundant throughout their natural range (pit et to the. 1997), while the population Japan it has been estimated between 100 and 10,000 introduced breeding pairs ( Brazil 2009).
Its population It increased in the twentieth century, in relation to the expansion of agriculture.
Nest protection and brood handling has helped the Rose-ringed Parakeet recover.
Invasiveness in Spain
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Because of its colonizing potential and constitute a serious threat to native species, habitats or ecosystems, This species has been cataloged in the Spanish Catalog of Invasive Exotic Species, approved by Royal Decree 1628/2011, of 14 November, It is banned in Spain its introduction into the wild, possession, transport, trade and commerce.
"Rose-ringed Parakeet" in captivity:
The Rose-ringed Parakeet is a bird with character that raised since childhood can become a docile pet, although its tendency is to be a fearful and aggressive bird. Form unstable pairs, something that affects their behavior. It is unlikely that this species has an affectionate behavior with their caregiver, with few exceptions.
To enjoy it Patience is needed and above all to have knowledge about this species, not to be disappointed if things are not progressing as expected.
The Rose-ringed Parakeet It is a bird that must be handled daily and this, throughout his life, with the aim of being able to achieve an โoptimalโ dressage. In fact, Naturally that tends to become suspicious if the time is not paid regularly. We have to "fight" against this tendency to touch it, manipularla, caress, etc … He does not like human contact, other interaction need not destroy your confidence.
It is a bird that is in great need of occupation. She is active and loves to be stimulated. Learns tricks easily and is always ready to learn, which makes it a bird very interactive with his master, despite being reluctant to hugs.
The Rose-ringed Parakeet she is also a bird that will tend to trust only the person who takes care of her every day.
If we do not put enough games available in your area, it can be very destructive, He likes to chew and grind objects with their powerful beak, which would cause us a serious problem … it is also important to periodically renew the games to avoid boredom.
They have a powerful screech and are quite noisy.
Still not much of a conversationalist, You can learn to say a few words.
It could eventually transmit diseases such as psitacosis.
With regard to its longevity, according to sources, a Rose-ringed Parakeet lived during 34 years in captivity. In captivity, these birds are known to breed, approximately, to the 2 years of age.
Alternative names:
– Rose-ringed Parakeet, Green Long-tailed Parakeet, Long-tailed Parakeet, Ring-necked Parakeet, Rose Ringed Parakeet, Roseringed Parakeet, Senegal Long-tailed Parakeet (English).
– Perruche ร collier, Perruche de Kramer, Perruche verte ร collier (French).
– Halsbandsittich, Kleiner Alexandersittich (German).
– Periquito-de-colar, Periquito-rabijunco (Portuguese).
– Cotorra de Kramer, Cotorra Verde de Collar, Periquito de Collar, Periquito de Kramer, Alejandrino comรบn, Cotorra de Collar, Cotorra de Collar Verde, Cotorra de la India, Periquito de Collar (espaรฑol).
scientific classification:
– Order: Psittaciformes
– Family: Psittaculidae
– Genus: Psittacula
– Scientific name: Psittacula krameri
– Citation: (Scopoli, 1769)
– Protonimo: Psittacus krameri
Images Rose-ringed Parakeet:
Videos "Rose-ringed Parakeet"
Rose-ringed Parakeet (Psittacula krameri)
Sources:
– Avibase
– Parrots of the World โ Forshaw Joseph M
– Parrots A Guide to the Parrots of the World – Tony Juniper & Mike Parr
– Birdlife
– Wikipedia
– Photos:
(1) – A male Rose-ringed Parakeet (also known as the Ringnecked Parakeet) in Richmond Park, London, England By London looks (originally posted to Flickr as ring neck parakeet) [CC BY 2.0], via Wikimedia Commons
(2) – A Rose-ringed Parakeet at Agra Fort (Red Fort of Agra), Agra, India By Leigh Harries from London, UK (Parakeet, Red Fort, AgraUploaded by Snowmanradio) [CC BY-SA 2.0], via Wikimedia Commons
(3) – Two Rose-ringed Parakeets (also known as the Ringnecked Parakeet) at Canberra Walk In Aviary, Gold Creek Village, Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia By Richard Taylor (originally posted to Flickr as IMG_6777) [CC BY 2.0], via Wikimedia Commons
(4) – A male Rose-ringed Parakeet at Seaview Wildlife Encounter, Seaview, Isle of Wight, UK By Garry Knight from London, England (Blue Ring-Nosed ParakeetUploaded by Snowmanradio) [CC BY-SA 2.0], via Wikimedia Commons
(5) – Ring necked Parakeet (Psittacula krameri), Kew Gardens ยฉ Copyright Christine Matthews and licensed for reuse under this Creative Commons Licence. – geograph
(6) – Rose-Ringed Parakeet (Psittacula krameri). Pet parrot having the blue colour mutation By Tanya Dropbear (originally posted to Flickr as ยซAm I true blue?ยป) [CC BY 2.0], via Wikimedia Commons
(7) – Rose-Ringed Parakeet (also known as the Ringnecked Parakeet) in Hong Kong By Charles Lam (originally posted to Flickr as Asking for Food…) [CC BY-SA 2.0], via Wikimedia Commons
(8) – Rose-ringed Parakeet Psittacula krameri in Narsapur, Andhra Pradesh, India By J.M.Garg (Own work) [GFDL or CC BY-SA 4.0-3.0-2.5-2.0-1.0], via Wikimedia Commons
(9) – Rose-Ringed Parakeet (Psittacula krameri), Woluwe Park, Brussels by Frank Vassen – Flickr
(10) – SeoBirdlife
(11) – Female on left and male on right (Psittacula krameri manillensis) By J.M.Garg (Own work) [GFDL or CC BY-SA 3.0], via Wikimedia Commons
– Sounds: Josรฉ Carlos Sires (Xeno-canto)
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