parrot identification

[Ronald Orenstein <>]

At 08:39 AM 12/08/01 +1000, lorna bloom wrote:
> Size:  larger than a King Parrot
> Tail:  longer than body, thin and tapering to the end.
> Head:  Pale lime green
> Body:  pale greeny yellow
> Wings:  olive green with a maroon shoulder patch
> Bill:  Thick and heavy
> A ring around the neck which was dark in front and pale pink behind the
> neck.
Sounds like an Alexandrine Parakeet (Psittacula alexandri), an Asian 
species widely kept in aviculture.

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