Re: parrot identification

[Ronald Orenstein <>]

At 11:32 PM 13/08/01 +1000, Philip A. Veerman wrote:
> You wrote: Sounds like
> an Alexandrine Parakeet (Psittacula alexandri), an Asian species widely
> kept in aviculture. 
> Not in Australia. 
> It is a Rose-ringed Parrakeet (Psittacula krameri), a common pet,
> also called Indian Ringneck Parrot. 

I disagree.  The description specifically referred to the large size
(bigger than a King Parrot), thick and heavy bill and maroon shoulder
patch, all features of the Alexandrine (which should be P. eupatria) and
not the Ring-neck.  There is no reason why an escaped Alexandrine
could not show up in Australia - the bird is common in
aviculture.

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