img

Rose-ringed Parakeet

Conservation status

Least Concern

Population Trend

Increasing

Alternate Names

Ring-necked Parakeet

Native Habitat

Woodland

Diet

Fruits, Seeds

img

Rose-ringed Parakeet

Alexandrinus krameri

The Rose-ringed Parakeet is a gregarious tropical parakeet species that has an extremely large range.

Rose-ringed parakeets are popular as pets. This non-migrating species is one of few parrot species that have successfully adapted to living in disturbed habitats, and in that way withstood the onslaught of urbanisation and deforestation. In the wild, this is a noisy species with an unmistakable squawking call.

Rose-ringed parakeets measure 40 cm in length including the tail feathers. The tail accounts for a large portion of their total length. The adult male sports a black neck-ring and pink nape-band while the female and immature birds either show no neck rings, or display shadow-like pale to dark grey neck-rings, and nape-bands that are lighter coloured than the surroundings.

Regional Names
  • Assamese:
    গলমণিকা
  • Bhojpuri:
    देसी सुग्गा
  • French:
    Perruche à collier
  • Gujarati:
    સૂડો
  • Hindi:
    तोता, मिठू, लिबर तोता
  • Kannada:
    ಗುಲಾಬಿ ಕೊರಳಿನ ಗಿಳಿ
  • Malayalam:
    മോതിരത്തത്ത, നാട്ടുതത്ത
  • Marathi:
    पोपट, कीर, राघू, कंठवाला पोपट
  • Nepali:
    कण्ठे सुगा
  • Oriya:
    ଶୁଆ
  • Tamil:
    சிவப்பு ஆரக்கிளி, செந்தார்ப் பைங்கிளி
Media Gallery
Taxanomy

PSITTACIFORMES
PSITTACIDAE
Alexandrinus krameri

Quick Facts
  • The Parrots are the only birds which use their feet to bring the food to their mouth.