Psittacula himalayana

*[P. alexandri: Moustached parakeet]*	*[P. cyanocephala: Plumheaded parakeet]*	*[P. derbyana: Derbyan parakeet]*	*[P. eupatria: Alexandrine parakeet]*
*[P. himalayana: Slatyheaded parakeet]*	*[P. krameri: Ringnecked parakeet]*	*[P. longicauda: Long-tailed parakeet]*	*[P. roseata: Blossomheaded parakeet]*

Psittacula himalayana [Lesson 1832]

Slaty-headed Parakeet

Psittacula h. finschii (Hume 1874)

Finsch's Slaty-headed Parakeet

Green

Wild-type
Description

Body: General green with yellow tinge; red patch on wings by male.
Tail: Greenblue to violetblue with yellowish white tip.
Head: Grey; neck ring black with turquoise blue neckband.
Beak/Feet: Red upper mandible, yellow lower mandible; grey feet, grey nails.
Eyes: Black with yellowish iris.

Green Cock and Hen
Photo: Z. Rana

Mutation:

Rec. Lutino

Inheritance: Autosomal recessive.
Description

Body: General yellow; red patch on wings by male.
Tail: Yellow with pinkish and whitish tip.
Head: Pinkish; neck ring white.
Beak/Feet: Red upper mandible, yellow lower mandible; pink feet, light nails.
Eyes: Red with yellowish iris.
Note: Lutino is also erroneously known as "Yellow". Also known as Non Sex-linked Lutino.

Pairings: Some examples of pairings. >>

Lutino Cock
Photo: Z. Rana

Mutations or Modifications
	Photo: Z. Rana
Note: It is unknown whether these birds are mutations or modifications. Research should be done to determine the mutations from the modifications and to determine the inheritence.

*[P. alexandri: Moustached parakeet]*	*[P. cyanocephala: Plumheaded parakeet]*	*[P. derbyana: Derbyan parakeet]*	*[P. eupatria: Alexandrine parakeet]*
*[P. himalayana: Slatyheaded parakeet]*	*[P. krameri: Ringnecked parakeet]*	*[P. longicauda: Long-tailed parakeet]*	*[P. roseata: Blossomheaded parakeet]*

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