Parrots (Psittacidae)
Malabar Parakeet (Psittacula columboides) - HBW 4, p. 401
French: Perruche de Malabar
German: Taubensittich
Spanish: Cotorra de Malabar
Other common names: Blue-winged Parakeet
Taxonomy: Palæornis columboides Vigors, 1830, Aneichardi, Travancore.
Monotypic.
Distribution: Western Ghats, SW India.
- Least Concern Enlarge map
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A male feeding a female Locality Mudumalai National Park, India (Monotypic species)
Stefan Behrens 2001 4 years ago 36 sec 4.6 -
A female exiting the nest hole and flying away Locality Mudumalai National Park, India (Monotypic species)
Stefan Behrens 2001 4 years ago 14 sec 3.9 -
A female begging for food to its mate Locality Mudumalai National Park, India (Monotypic species)
Stefan Behrens 2001 4 years ago 37 sec 3.9 -
A male on a branch, feeding a female with three more individuals Locality Mudumalai National Park, India (Monotypic species)
Stefan Behrens 2001 4 years ago 24 sec 3.9 -
An adult preening its tail on a branch, while another individual tries to enter an occupied nest hole Locality Mudumalai National Park, India (Monotypic species)
Stefan Behrens 2001 4 years ago 24 sec 3.9 -
A pair preening. Locality Masinagudi-Ooty Road, The Nilgiris District, Tamil Nadu, India (Monotypic species)
Josep del Hoyo 10 December 2009 1 year ago 47 sec 3.8
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Single bird perching
Locality Periyar, Kerala, India
Tomas Grim 10 November 2010 25 weeks ago 3.8 -
A female
Locality Gudalur, The Nilgiris District, Tamil Nadu, India (Monotypic species)
vasanthan.p.j 4 January 2012 5 days ago ADDED LAST WEEK 3 -
An adult calling.
Locality Thattekad Bird Sanctuary, Ernakulam District, Kerala, India (Monotypic species)
Josep del Hoyo 30 November 2009 1 year ago 3 -
A male bird
Locality Masinagudi, The Nilgiris District, Tamil Nadu, India (Monotypic species)
vasanthan.p.j 17 February 2010 1 year ago 3 -
A male in a tree.
Locality Thattekad Bird Sanctuary, Ernakulam District, Kerala, India (Monotypic species)
Josep del Hoyo 30 November 2009 1 year ago 3 -
A Female Bird
Locality Masinagudi, The Nilgiris District, Tamil Nadu, India (Monotypic species)
vasanthan.p.j 15 January 2010 2 years ago 3
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Two birds calling.
Locality Thattekad Bird Sanctuary, Ernakulam District, Kerala, India
(Monotypic species)
Josep del Hoyo 30 November 2009 1 year ago 4 -
A flock calling loudly.
Locality Thattekad Bird Sanctuary, Ernakulam District, Kerala, India
(Monotypic species)
Josep del Hoyo 30 November 2009 1 year ago 4
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