Plum headed parakeet, Pangot

The plum-headed parakeet is a parrot in the family Psittacidae. It is endemic to the Indian Subcontinent and was once thought to be conspecific with the blossom-headed parakeet but was later elevated to a full species. Plum-headed parakeets are found in flocks, the males having a pinkish purple head and the females, a grey head. They fly swiftly with twists and turns accompanied by their distinctive calls. he male has a red head which shades to purple-blue on the back of the crown, nape and cheeks while the female has blueish-gray head. There is a narrow black neck collar with verdigris below on the nape and a black chin stripe that extends from the lower mandible. There is a red shoulder patch and the rump and tail are bluish-green, the latter tipped white. The upper mandible is orangish-yellow, and the lower mandible is dark. The female has a dull bluish grey head and lacks the black and verdigris collar which is replaced by yellow. This is classified as least concern by IUCN.

Slaty-headed parakeet, Sattal

A bird that is known to do attitudinal migration. They descend to the valleys in winter, approximately during the last week of October. It is classified as least concern by IUCN.

Vernal Hanging Parrot

A small cute bird about 15 cm with a very short tail. This is a female of the species, the male has a red beak and small throat patch that is blue in color. This image was made in the morning and was anti light. However very happy to click this image during a family trip.

DF- WildKids – July 2016 – Learn to Draw

DF Wildkids @ FaceBook    DF WildKids Home   Contact Us Back Issues Write to team@digitalfrescos.com for comments / suggestions. Learn to Draw a Parrot Dear Kids,Welcome to Learn to draw Page.Let’s learn to draw a parakeet in few steps. Your comments / suggestions here..