Long-tailed Parakeet
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Long-tailed Parakeet |
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Psittacula longicauda (Boddaert, 1783) |
The Long-tailed Parakeet Psittacula longicauda is native to the regions of Andaman islands, Nicobar islands, Sumatra, Borneo and Peninsular Malaysia (including Singapore). It is allopatric with the congener, the Red-breasted Parakeet, Psittacula alexandrii, except in the Andaman islands where they occur together.
[edit] References
- BirdLife International (2004). Psittacula longicauda. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN 2006. Retrieved on 11 May 2006. Database entry includes a brief justification of why this species is near threatened