Common
name: Rose-ringed Parakeet
Tamil Name: பச்சைக் கிளி
Scientific name: Psittacula krameri
Photo shot at: Near Univ. canteen
Photo credit: Gladwin John
The Rose-ringed
Parakeet is
also known as the Ring-necked Parakeet. It is a gregarious tropical
Afro-Asian parakeet species that habitat in extremely large range. Rose-ringed
Parakeets are popular as pets. In memory of the
Austrian naturalist Wilhelm Heinrich Kramer the scientific name
declared as Psittacula krameri. This non-migrating species
is one of few parrot species that have successfully adapted to living in
'disturbed habitats'. In the wild, Rose-ringed Parakeets usually feed on buds,
fruits, vegetables, nuts, berries and seeds. In India, they feed
on cereal grains, and during winter also on pigeon peas.
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