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Blue-winged Parakeet

Conservation status

Least Concern

Population Trend

Stable

Alternate Names

Malabar Parakeet

Native Habitat

Forests, Woodland

Diet

Grains, Fruits, Nectar

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Blue-winged Parakeet

Nicopsitta columboides

The blue-winged parakeet is a species of parakeet endemic to the Western Ghats of southern India. Found in small flocks, they fly rapidly in forest clearings while making screeching calls that differ from those of other parakeet species within their distribution range. Their long blue tails tipped in yellow and the dark wings with blue contrast with the dull grey of their head and body. Adult males and females can be easily told apart from the colour of their beak.

Regional Names
  • Bhojpuri:
    नीलपंखी सुग्गा
  • Hindi:
    मदनगोर तोता
  • Malayalam:
    നീലത്തത്ത
  • Marathi:
    निळ्या पंखाचा पोपट
  • Tamil:
    நீலத்தலைக் கிளி
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Taxanomy

PSITTACIFORMES
PSITTACIDAE
Nicopsitta columboides

Quick Facts
  • It is endemic to the Western Ghats of southern India.