LittleGreenDarcyAviary, Species Information: Asiatic Ringneck Parakeets

Species Information: Asiatic Ringneck Parakeets

Family: Psittacidae

Genus: Psittacula

Species: *Psittacula alexandri*
8 subspecies:

Java Moustached Parakeet	Andaman Moustached Parakeet	Simeulean Moustached Parakeet
Moustached Parakeet Red-breasted Parakeet Java Red-breasted Parakeet Javan Parakeet Bearded Parakeet Banded Parakeet	Andaman Red-breasted Parakeet	Simeulean Red-breasted Parakeet

Nominate race Psittacula alexandri alexandri	*Psittacula alexandri abotti*	*Psittacula alexandri cala*
green plumage grey head with marked bluish tinge eye area has green wash throat, breast & upper abdomen salmon-pink lower abdomen green, variable blue tinge median wing-coverts green-yellow upper & lower mandible red with pale tip 13" Java & Bali islands, Indonesia	*as fasciata, except...* plumage much paler grey head with very light lilac-blue tinge breast & upper abdomen pale salmon-pink washed slightly with lilac-blue lower abdomen strongly washed pale blue upper mandible red, lower mandible black *slightly larger than fasciata* & alexandri - 14" Andaman Islands**	*as fasciata, except...* plumage slightly paler forehead & eye region - no green tinge breast & upper abdomen darker pink, less salmon & no lilac-blue tinge lower abdomen strongly washed pale blue upper mandible red, lower mandible black *slightly larger than fasciata* & alexandri - 14" Simeulue Island, Indonesia**



Dammerman's Moustached Parakeet	Indian Moustached Parakeet	Kangean Moustached Parakeet
Dammerman's Red-breasted Parakeet	Indian Red-breasted Parakeet Red-breasted Parakeet Rose-breasted Parakeet Pink-breasted Parakeet	Kangean Red-breasted Parakeet

*Psittacula alexandri dammermani*	*Psittacula alexandri fasciata*	*Psittacula alexandri kangeanensis*
*as alexandri, except...* salmon-pink breast abdomen feathers slightly darker in some birds upper & lower mandible red in both sexes heavier beak larger - 14" Karimundjawa Island, Indonesia	*as alexandri, except...* eye & forehead areas have greenish tinge breast & upper abdomen darker pink washed lightly with lilac-blue lower abdomen green, lightly tinged blue upper mandible red, lower mandible black same size as alexandri N.India - Dehra Dun area E. over Nepal to Assam, E.Pakistan, Bangladesh, Burma, Thailand, Indochina, S.China in Yunnan & Kwangsi provinces, & Hainan Island & Mergui Archipelago	*as alexandri, except...* only faint blue tinge to head median wing-coverts yellowish; upper & lower mandible red in both heavier beak same size as alexandri Kangean Island, Indonesia



Babi Moustached Parakeet	Nias Moustached Parakeet
Babi Red-breasted Parakeet	Nias Red-breasted Parakeet
*Psittacula alexandri major*	*Psittacula alexandri perionca*
*as fasciata, except...* plumage slightly paler grey head, no bluish tinge forehead & eye region - no green tinge breast & upper abdomen darker pink, less salmon & no lilac-blue tinge upper mandible red, lower mandible black noticeably larger - 15" Babi & Lasia Islands, Indonesia	*as fasciata, except...* plumage slightly paler grey head, no bluish tinge forehead & eye region - no green tinge breast & upper abdomen darker pink, less salmon & no lilac-blue tinge lower abdomen paler, more yellow-green upper mandible red, lower mandible black larger - 14.5" Nias Island, Indonesia

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Species: *Psittacula calthropae*

Emerald-collared Parakeet
	Layard's Parakeet Sri Lanka Layard’s Parakeet Calthorp’s Parakeet

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Species: *Psittacula caniceps*

Nicobar Parakeet
	Blyths's Parakeet

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Species: *Psittacula columboides*

Malabar Parakeet
	Blue-winged Parakeet

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Species: Psittacula cyanocephala

(formerly 3 subspecies: Psittacula cyanocephala cyanocephala, Psittacula cyanocephala bengalensis & Psittacula cyanocephala rosa)

Plum-headed Parakeet

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Species: *Psittacula derbiana*
2 subspecies:

Derbyan Parakeet	Chinese Derbyan Parakeet
Tibetian Derbyan Parakeet
Nominate race *Psittacula derbiana derbiana*	*Psittacula derbiana chinensis*
plumage bright green head violet-blue breast, abdomen, under wing-coverts & thighs greyish mauve-blue upper mandible red with yellowish tip, lower mandible black 20" NE.Assam, SE.Tibet & SW.China, Swechwan & Yunnan provinces	plumage darker green duller violet-blue head slightly paler lilac-blue-grey breast & abdomen under the wings & thighs are grayish-brown duller red beak slightly smaller - 18-20" Tibet & W.China

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Species: **Psittacula *eques***
(formerly Psittacula echo)
2 subspecies:

Réunion Parakeet	Echo Parakeet
Réunion Red-and-green Parakeet Réunion Ringneck Parakeet Réunion Ringnecked Parakeet	Mauritius Parakeet Mauritian Parakeet Daubenton's Parakeet Katover

Nominate race *Psittacula eques eques*	*Psittacula eques echo*
*EXTINCT (1770)*
stong blue tinge on nape extended over back of head red beak Réunion island, Indian ocean	paler blue tinge on nape, more restricted pink-red beak 16.5" Mauritius

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Species: *Psittacula eupatria*
5 subspecies:

Alexandrine Parakeet	Indo-Burmese Alexandrine Parakeet	Andaman Island Alexandrine Parakeet
Alexandrine Parrot Large Indian Parakeet Large Parakeet	Burmese Alexandrine Parrakeet	Andaman Islands Alexandrine Parakeet Andaman Parakeet
Alexandrine Parrot Large Indian Parakeet Large Parakeet
Nominate race Psittacula eupatria eupatria	*Psittacula eupatria avensis*	*Psittacula eupatria magnirostris*
green plumage cheeks & nape faintly washed grey-blue broad pink nape band abdomen yellowish-green dark purple-red shoulder/wing patch beak red, yellow tip 23" S.India, N. to Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh, Sri Lanka	top of head & nape yellowish-green blue tinge restricted to cheeks - none on nape nape band narrow & pinker same size as eupatria Cachar district, Assam to Amherst, Burma	top of head & nape yellowish-green broad pink band to nape blue tinge to nape above pink band mostly very restricted, not present in some birds breast & abdomen grey-white tinge paler shoulder patch in most birds much larger, heavier beak slightly larger - 24" Andaman Islands



Nepalese Alexandrine Parakeet	Laos Alexandrine Parakeet
Nepalese Parrakeet	Siamese Alexandrine Parrakeet
*Psittacula eupatria nipalensis*	*Psittacula eupatria siamensis*
breast & abdomen have a markedley grey-white tinge cheeks & nape suffused blue broad pink nape band larger - 24.5" E. Afghanistan, E.& W.Pakistan, central & N.India, Nepal, Bhutan & Assam	back of head & nape washed pale blue - extends to crown in some birds cheeks yellow-green nape band narrow & pinker shoulder patch more reddish slightly smaller - 22" Vietnam, Cambodia, Laos, N. & W.Thailand

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Species: *Psittacula exsul*

Newton's Parakeet
	Newton's Parrot Rodrigues Ring-necked Parakeet Rodriguez Parakeet
*EXTINCT (c.1875)*

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Species: *Psittacula finschii*
*(sometimes known as Psittacula* *himalayana* finschii)**

Grey-headed Parakeet
	Finsch's Slaty-headed Parakeet Eastern Slaty-headed Parakeet Burmese Slaty-headed Parakeet Finsch's Parakeet Hume’s Parakeet

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Species: Psittacula himalayana

Slaty-headed Parakeet

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Species: *Psittacula intermedia*
(A natural hybrid between the Slaty-headed Parakeet P. himalayana and Plum-headed Parakeet P. cyanocephala [1999, Rasmussen, Pamela C. & Nigel J. Collar])

Intermediate Parakeet
	Intermediate Parrot Rothschild's Parakeet

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Species: *Psittacula krameri*
4 subspecies:

African Ringneck Parakeet	Neumann's Ringneck Parakeet
African Ring-necked Parakeet African Rose-ringed Parakeet Long-tailed Parakeet Senegal Long-tailed Parakeet Senegal Parakeet Green Long-tailed Parakeet	Neumanm'd Ring-necked Parakeet Boreal Ringneck Parakeet Boreal Ring-necked Parakeet Northern Ring-necked Parakeet Northern Rose-ringed Parakeet Indian Rose-ringed Parakeet
Nominate race Psittacula krameri krameri	*Psittacula krameri borealis*
generally green plumage face, chest, abdomen & underwing-coverts yellow-green nape & back of head variably washed blue beak blackish-red with black tips 15.5" W. Africa - Guinea, Senegal & S.Mauretania, E. to W.Uganda & S.Sudan	blue tinge restricted to narrow band on nape breast & abdomen tinged pale grey larger beak - upper & lower mandible red, with lower marked black in most birds larger - 17" West Pakistan, N.India & Nepal to central Burma, introduced populations worldwide


Indian Ringneck Parakeet	Abyssinian Ringneck Parakeet
Indian Ring-necked Parakeet Ring-necked Parakeet Rose-ringed Parakeet Ceylon Rose-ringed Parakeet	Abyssinian Ring-necked Parakeet Abyssinian Parakeet

*Psittacula krameri manillensis*	*Psittacula krameri parvirostris*
generally much darker plumage face stronger green nape tinged blue, extends to back of head in most birds breast & abdomen tinged bluish-grey upper mandible red, lower mandible black larger - 16.5" India S. of latitude 20°N; Ceylon & Rameswaram island, introduced populations worldwide	face pale green blue nape extends over head to crown breast & abdomen markedly tinged grey-white smaller upper mandible red with black tip same size as krameri NW. Somalia, W. across N.Ethiopia to Sennar district, Sudan

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Species: *Psittacula longicauda*
5 subspecies:

Long-tailed Parakeet	Natuna Long-tailed Parakeet	Red-collared Long-tailed Parakeet
Red-cheeked Parakeet Malaccan Red-cheeked Parakeet Malayan Red-cheeked Parakeet Nias Red-cheeked Parakeet Sumatran Red-cheeked Parakeet Borneo Red-cheeked Parakeet Pink-cheeked Parakeet	Riau Long-tailed Parakeet	Indonesian Red-collared Parakeet

ominate race Psittacula longicauda longicauda	*Psittacula longicauda defontainei*	*Psittacula longicauda modesta*
green plumage throat, breast & abdomen greenish-yellow lores bluish-black dark green crown cheeks & nape bright rose-red upper back yellowish washed bluish-grey lower back pale blue 16.5" Malaysia S. of Kedah, Singapore, Borneo, Sumatra, Indonesian island of Nias, Bangka & Anambas Islands	crown slightly more yellowish ear-coverts & cheeks deeper rose-red with orange-red streaks green-yellow plumage with very faint blue tinge same size as longicauda Natuna & Riau Islands, islands of Bintan, Belitung & Karimata, Indonesia	crown has reddish base & green feather tip edging - so crown appears more brown than the green of the other subspecies black lore stripe more clearly defined, sometimes continues in a narrow forehead band back of head & nape pink very yellow-green plumage upper cheeks are a deeper rose-red with orange-red streaking shorter tail much larger - 19" Enggano island, Indonesia



Nicobar Long-tailed Parakeet	Andaman Long-tailed Parakeet
	Andaman Red-cheeked Parakeet Tytler’s Parakeet
*Psittacula longicauda nicobarica*	*Psittacula longicauda tytleri*
back of head, nape & back greenish-yellow & faintly washed with pale blue ear-coverts & cheeks deeper red lime-green plumage lower back green much larger - 19" Nicobar Islands	back of head, nape and back yellowish-green washed with greyish-mauve yellowish-lime-green plumage throat, breast & upper breast has pale blue tinge lower back green slightly larger - 17.5" Andaman Islands

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Species: *Psittacula roseata*
2 subspecies:

Blossom-headed Parakeet	Burmese Blossom-headed Parakeet
Eastern Blossom-headed Parakeet Assam Blossom-headed Parakeet Rose-headed Parakeet Rosy-headed Parakeet	Arakan Blossom-headed Parakeet

Nominate race Psittacula roseata roseata	*Psittacula roseata juneae*
plumage greeny-yellow middle tail-feathers blue with pale yellow tips outer tail-feathers yellow-green with pale yellow tips W.Bengal, S.Assam to E.Pakistan, Bangladesh & N.Burma	plumage slightly paler, more yellow slightly larger brown-red wing patch middle tail-feathers very slightly paler blue outer tail-feathers paler yellow-green S.most Assam, S.Burma, E. across Thailand to Laos, Cambodia & Vietnam

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Species: Psittacula wardi

Seychelles Parakeet

EXTINCT (1883)