PSITTACIDAE
ROSE-RINGED PARAKEET



Location : Pulau Pinang
Date : ‎‎‎‎5 June 2019

40–42 cm Male borealis: Like Alexandrine but smaller, smaller bill, no shoulder-patch, blackish lower mandible, thin black loral line.Female: Indistinct dark green collar, no loral line, shorter tail-streamers. Juvenile: Slightly paler than female, eyes greyish, tail shorter. Male attains collar in third year. VOICE Variable loud, shrill, rather harsh kee-ak kee-ak kee-ak.., higher/less guttural than Alexandrine. Rasping kreh kreh kreh kreh.. by flocks, chattering chee chee.. in flight. HABITAT Open deciduous forest, cultivation, plantations, parks, gardens; up to 915 m. RANGE Lc R Myanmar (except Tenasserim). Un/lo FER C Thailand (Bangkok area), Singapore.