Psittacula roseata

*[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 roseata [Biswas 1951]

Blossom-headed Parakeet

Psittacula r. roseata (Biswas 1951)

Blossom-headed Parakeet

Green

Wild-type
Description

Body: General green; darkred patch on wings.
Tail: Bluegreen with yellow tip.
Head: Pink with blue tinge, neck ring black in cocks; grey with blue tinge in hens.
Beak/Feet: Orange upper mandible, black lower mandible; grey feet, black nails.
Eyes: Black with yellowish iris.

Green Cock
Photo: Z. Rana

Mutations:

Mutations or Modifications
Photo: Z. Rana		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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