Parrots (Psittacidae) - HBW 4
Blossom-headed Parakeet (Psittacula roseata)
French: Perruche à tête rose
German: Rosenkopfsittich
Spanish: Cotorra Carirrosa
Taxonomy: Psittacula roseata Biswas, 1951, Gunjong, North Cachar, Assam.
Formerly considered conspecific with P. cyanocephala, and listed as P. c. rosa (Boddaert, 1783). Two subspecies recognized.
Subspecies and Distribution:
- roseata Biswas, 1951 - W Bengal, Bhutan, N Assam, Bangladesh and N Myanmar.
- juneae Biswas, 1951 - S Assam and S Myanmar E through Thailand to Indochina; also possibly S China, with a 19th century record based on juveniles that might have been P. finschi.
- Least Concern
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A bird nibbling the bark of a trunk Jurong Bird Park, Singapore
Josep del Hoyo 13 August 2007 1 year ago 43 sec 4
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Adult bird feeding Jurong Bird Park, Singapore
Pierre de Chabanne... 1 August 2008 14 weeks ago 3
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