Slaty-headed Parakeet
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Slaty-headed Parakeet | |
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Kullu- Manali District of Himachal Pradesh, India. | |
Conservation status | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Aves |
Order: | Psittaciformes |
Superfamily: | Psittacoidea |
Family: | Psittaculidae |
Subfamily: | Psittaculinae |
Tribe: | Psittaculini |
Genus: | Psittacula |
Species: | P. himalayana |
Binomial name | |
Psittacula himalayana (Lesson, 1832) | |
The Slaty-headed Parakeet (Psittacula himalayana) is the only psittacid species to exhibit altitudinal migration. The species' range extends from Pakistan, to Western Himalayas in India through Nepal and Bhutan and up to the Eastern Himalayas in the northeastern Indian state of Arunachal Pradesh. They descend to the valleys in winter, approximately during the last week of October.
References
- ↑ BirdLife International (2012). "Psittacula himalayana". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2013.2. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 26 November 2013.
External links
- Oriental Bird Images: Slaty-headed Parakeet Selected photos
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