Rose-ringed Parakeet

Posted on February 2, 2014 Updated on November 11, 2020

Psittacula krameri
Nepali Name: कण्ठे सुगा Kanthe Suga

Raniban Forest (Shivapuri-Nagarjun National Park), Kathmandu, Nepal. 1350m. 2 February, 2014. Photo: aB.

Jagadishpur Reservoir, Kapilvastu, Nepal. 110 m. 3 February, 2017. Photo: Ashish Shrestha.

Chobhar Bagmati, Lalitpur, Nepal. 1,270m. 25 February 2017. Photo: Ashish Shrestha.

Notes:
1. Rather common in the Terai. The population in Kathmandu is largely due to escaped birds.
2. Breeds February to May. The bird in the picture is standing at the entrance of its nest.
3. Outside the breeding season lives in large groups.
4. Very similar to Alexendrine Parakeet except for smaller size and lack of crimson shoulder patch.