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The Rose-ringed Parakeet(Psittacula krameri), also known as the Ring-necked Parakeet, is a gregarious tropical Afro-Asian parakeet species that has an extremely large range. Since the trend of the population appears to be increasing, the species was evaluated as Least Concern by IUCN in 2012.
In the wild, this is a noisy species with an unmistakable squawking call.
The Rose-ringed parakeet is sexually dimorphic. The adult male sports a red neck-ring and the hen and immature birds of both sexes either show no neck rings, or display shadow-like pale to dark grey neck rings.
In the wild, Rose-ringed parakeets usually feed on buds, fruits, vegetables, nuts, berries and seeds. Wild flocks also fly several miles to forage in farm lands and orchards causing extensive damage.
Rose-ringed Parakeets are popular as pets and they have a long history in aviculture. Both males and females have the ability to mimic human speech. First it listens to its surroundings,and then it copies the voice of the human speaker.
However, in some parts of South Asia—from where the Rose-ringed Parakeets originated—populations of these birds are decreasing due to trapping for the pet trade. Despite some people's attempts to revive their population by freeing these birdsfrom local markets, the Rose-ringed Parakeet's population has dropped drastically in many areas of Sri Lanka.
The Rose-ringed Parakeet(Psittacula krameri), also known as the Ring-necked Parakeet, is a gregarious tropical Afro-Asian parakeet species that has an extremely large range. Since the trend of the population appears to be increasing, the species was evaluated as Least Concern by IUCN in 2012.
In the wild, this is a noisy species with an unmistakable squawking call.
The Rose-ringed parakeet is sexually dimorphic. The adult male sports a red neck-ring and the hen and immature birds of both sexes either show no neck rings, or display shadow-like pale to dark grey neck rings.
In the wild, Rose-ringed parakeets usually feed on buds, fruits, vegetables, nuts, berries and seeds. Wild flocks also fly several miles to forage in farm lands and orchards causing extensive damage.
Rose-ringed Parakeets are popular as pets and they have a long history in aviculture. Both males and females have the ability to mimic human speech. First it listens to its surroundings,and then it copies the voice of the human speaker.
However, in some parts of South Asia—from where the Rose-ringed Parakeets originated—populations of these birds are decreasing due to trapping for the pet trade. Despite some people's attempts to revive their population by freeing these birdsfrom local markets, the Rose-ringed Parakeet's population has dropped drastically in many areas of Sri Lanka.
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