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 6 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 2 years ago 19 sec 4.7 -
Several birds feeding on bananas Locality Andaman Islands, Andaman and Nicobar (ssp abbotti)
Stefan Behrens 2001 6 years ago 26 sec 4.5 -
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 3 years ago 11 sec 4 -
A close-up of a bird feeding on bananas Locality Andaman Islands, Andaman and Nicobar (ssp abbotti)
Stefan Behrens 2001 6 years ago 27 sec 4 -
A bird perched and starting to sing loudly Locality Nameri Eco Camp, Sonitpur District, Assam, India (ssp fasciata)
Ron Hoff 1 March 2008 4 years ago 35 sec 3.7
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Adult female.
Locality Kraków Zoo, Kraków, Lesser Poland Province, Poland
Tomasz Doroń 2 October 2011 1 year ago 3.5 -
A pair perched.
Locality Vogelpark Walsrode, Walsrode, Lower Saxony, Germany
Josep del Hoyo 12 August 2006 4 years ago 3.4 -
Male
Locality Sat Tal, Nainital District, Uttarakhand, India
Kavi Nanda 22 December 2012 17 weeks ago 3.3 -
3 Parakeet feeding and playing in the tree.
Locality Singapore
William IP 17 February 2011 2 years ago 3.3 -
A bird in the wild.
Locality Jim Corbett National Park, Uttarakhand, India
Ken Havard 9 February 2008 3 years ago 2.5 -
On a death tree
Locality Kep, Kep Province, Cambodia
Guy Poisson 20 January 2012 1 year ago 2.3
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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 2 years ago 4.5 -
A group of birds calling. Locality Angkor temples, Siem Reap Province, Cambodia
(ssp fasciata)
Josep del Hoyo 1 March 2011 2 years ago 4 -
Calls by one bird. Locality Pulau Ubin, Singapore
(ssp alexandri)
Josep del Hoyo 31 October 2010 2 years ago 3.5 -
Several birds call as they forage in a tree; they then fly away. Locality Singapore
Joe Angseesing 21 March 2010 3 years ago 3.5
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