Learn what every symbol on the card means.Full credits and sources at beakbrain.com/symbols
UrbanMedium · 116 g
What the Rose-ringed Parakeet sounds like
ID tip
Rose-ringed parakeets are 37–43 cm (15–17 in) in length, including the tail feathers, a large portion of their total length. The folded wing length (outer wing joint to wing tip) is 14 to 16 cm (5.5 to 6.3 in) in African birds, and 15 to 19 cm (5.9 to 7.5 in) in Asian birds, and the tail length is 17 to 27 cm (6.7 to 10.6 in) in African birds, and 16 to 29 cm (6.3 to 11.4 in) in Asian birds; within Asian birds, P. k. borealis has longer tails than P. k. manillensis, and in all, males have longer tails than females.
Text from Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
When to see the Rose-ringed Parakeet
One bar for each month, and every month is filled: this bird is recorded here in all twelve. The wide bar is February, the month with the most records.
Where to see the Rose-ringed Parakeet
The map shades 100 countries with regular records, and 17 more in a lighter tone where the bird turns up only as a stray. Everything unshaded has no records. Countries are listed below the map.
Recorded as a rare visitor in Norway, Luxembourg, Argentina, Chile, Brazil, Serbia, Ukraine, Finland, Kenya, Mozambique, Grenada, Mexico, Caribbean Netherlands, Syria, Yemen, Monaco, Northern Mariana Islands.
About the Rose-ringed Parakeet
The rose-ringed parakeet, also known as the ring-necked parakeet, is a medium-sized parrot in the genus Psittacula, of the family Psittaculidae. It has a disjunct native range in tropical northern Africa and the Indian subcontinent, and is now introduced into many other parts of the world where populations have established themselves having been bred for the exotic pet trade and then escaped.
Text adapted from Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
Easily confused with
Plum-headed ParakeetPsittacula cyanocephalaThe plum-headed parakeet is a mainly green parrot, 33–37 cm (13–15 in) long with a weight of 55–85 g (1.9–3.0 oz).
Alexandrine ParakeetPsittacula eupatriaThe Alexandrine parakeet is one of the largest parakeets, measuring 56 to 62 cm (22 to 24 in) from the top of the head to the tip of the tail and weighing 200 to 300 g (7.1 to 10.6 oz).
Blue-winged ParakeetPsittacula columboidesThe blue-winged parakeet is bluish grey with a long yellow-tipped tail.
Side by side: Plum-headed Parakeet vs Rose-ringed Parakeet · Alexandrine Parakeet vs Rose-ringed Parakeet · Blue-winged Parakeet vs Rose-ringed Parakeet
Learn the Rose-ringed Parakeet in the BeakBrain App
Photo and call practice. Coming soon to iPhone and Android.
Play today's Daily BirdEvery photo and recording on this page is credited to its author under the licence shown. Spotted a problem with this page, or have a better photo? Contribute.