ROSE-RINGED PARAKEET

Photographed at Kathmandu, Nepal March 2017

(*  929)                ROSE-RINGED PARAKEET                  Psittacula krameri

NEPAL             30

Also known as Ring-necked Parakeet. 42 cm. Often associated with habitation and cultivation; also open woodland and secondary growth. Abundant and widespread resident in lowlands; only occasionally seen higher up except in Pokhara and Kathmandu.

ROSE-RINGED PARAKEET

Photographed in Singapore November 2016

929                  ROSE-RINGED PARAKEET             Psittacula krameri

SINGAPORE               (87)

Also known as Ring-necked Parakeet. Although from Asia and Africa this parakeet was a popular pet and escapees have established themselves in many countries where their populations have reached considerable numbers. An introduced species in Singapore where it is on the increase. There are four recognised subspecies.