Parrots (Psittacidae)

Intermediate Parakeet (Psittacula intermedia) - HBW 4, p. 400

French: Perruche intermédiaire German: Mittelsittich Spanish: Cotorra Intermedia
Other common names: Rothschild's Parakeet, Intermediate Parrot

Taxonomy: Palaeornis intermedia Rothschild, 1895, India.
Status controversial owing to uncertainty over range and the increasing probability of its representing hybrid P. himalayana x P. cyanocephala, for which the evidence is becoming extremely convincing. Monotypic.

Distribution: Reportedly from the Mattiyar and Varanasi regions in the plains of Uttar Pradesh, NC India.