Parrots (Psittacidae)
Red-breasted Parakeet (Psittacula alexandri) - HBW 4, p. 401
French: Perruche à moustaches
German: Bartsittich
Spanish: Cotorra Pechirroja
Other common names: Rose-breasted/Moustached Parakeet
Taxonomy: Psittacus alexandri Linnaeus, 1758, China, Bengal, Ethiopia = Java.
Closest relatives probably P. derbiana and P. caniceps, despite size differences. Eight subspecies recognized.
Subspecies and Distribution:
- fasciata (P. L. S. Müller, 1776) - N India E through Nepal, Bangladesh, Myanmar, Thailand, extreme N Peninsular Malaysia and Indochina to S China and Hainan.
- abbotti (Oberholser, 1919) - Andaman Is.
- cala (Oberholser, 1912) - Simeulue I.
- fasciata (P. L. S. Müller, 1776) - N India E through Nepal, Bangladesh, Myanmar, Thailand, extreme N Peninsular Malaysia and Indochina to S China and Hainan.
- abbotti (Oberholser, 1919) - Andaman Is.
- cala (Oberholser, 1912) - Simeulue I.
- major (Richmond, 1902) - Lasia and Babi Is.
- perionca (Oberholser, 1912) - Nias I.
- alexandri (Linnaeus, 1758) - Java, Bali and extreme S Borneo.
- kangeanensis Hoogerwerf, 1962 - Kangean Is.
- dammermani Chasen & Kloss, 1932 - Karimunjawa Is.
- Least Concern Enlarge map
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A bird feeding on bananas and flying away Locality Andaman Islands, Andaman and Nicobar (ssp abbotti)
Stefan Behrens 2001 4 years ago 37 sec 4.7 -
A bird leaving the nest and flying away and then another bird close to its nest and flying away. Locality Pulau Ubin, Singapore (ssp alexandri)
Josep del Hoyo 31 October 2010 50 weeks ago 19 sec 4.6 -
Several birds feeding on bananas Locality Andaman Islands, Andaman and Nicobar (ssp abbotti)
Stefan Behrens 2001 4 years ago 26 sec 4.5 -
A close-up of a bird feeding on bananas Locality Andaman Islands, Andaman and Nicobar (ssp abbotti)
Stefan Behrens 2001 4 years ago 27 sec 4 -
A group of birds in a palm tree and flying away. Locality Sippighat, South Andaman, Andaman Islands, Andaman and Nicobar (ssp abbotti)
Josep del Hoyo 14 December 2009 1 year ago 11 sec 3.8 -
A bird perched and starting to sing loudly Locality Nameri Eco Camp, Sonitpur District, Assam, India (ssp fasciata)
Ron Hoff 1 March 2008 3 years ago 35 sec 3.7
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A pair perched.
Locality Vogelpark Walsrode, Walsrode, Lower Saxony, Germany
Josep del Hoyo 12 August 2006 2 years ago 3.4 -
3 Parakeet feeding and playing in the tree.
Locality Singapore
William IP 17 February 2011 51 weeks ago 3.3 -
Adult female.
Locality Kraków Zoo, Kraków, Lesser Poland Province, Poland
Tomasz Doroń 2 October 2011 18 weeks ago 3 -
A bird in the wild.
Locality Jim Corbett National Park, Uttarakhand, India
Ken Havard 9 February 2008 1 year ago 2.5 -
On a death tree
Locality Kep, Kep Province, Cambodia
Guy Poisson 20 January 2012 5 days ago ADDED LAST WEEK 2.3 -
Adult Male bird at nest hole
Locality Ragunan Zoo, South Jakarta, Jakarta, Java (Indonesia) (ssp alexandri)
Boas Emmanuel 27 March 2010 1 year ago 1.8
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Calls by two birds perched beside its nest-hole. Locality Pulau Ubin, Singapore
(ssp alexandri)
Josep del Hoyo 31 October 2010 1 year ago 4.5 -
A group of birds calling. Locality Angkor temples, Siem Reap Province, Cambodia
(ssp fasciata)
Josep del Hoyo 1 March 2011 38 weeks ago 4 -
Calls by one bird. Locality Pulau Ubin, Singapore
(ssp alexandri)
Josep del Hoyo 31 October 2010 1 year ago 3.5 -
Several birds call as they forage in a tree; they then fly away. Locality Singapore
Joe Angseesing 21 March 2010 1 year ago 3.5
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