Plum-headed Parakeet

Cute bird Plum-headed Parakeet

The Plum-headed Parakeet is a parrot native to India, Sri Lanka and Bangladesh and endemic to the Indian subcontinent. They live in forests and woodlands and nest in holes in trees.

Male parakeets have a bright red and purple head with a black chin stripe, while females lack the stripe and have a grey head. Males also distingish themselves with a red shoulder patch.

Latin name:	Psittacula cyanocephala
Order:	Psittaciformes
Family:	Psittacidae
Size:	13 inches (33 cm) in length
International names:
Pruimekopparkiet (Dutch)
Plommehodeparakitt (Norwegian)