Blue-winged Parakeet

Psittacula columboides (Vigors, 1830)

Blue-winged Parakeet, Psittacula columboides, is a parakeet of south-west India in the Oriental Region, confined to the Western Ghats and nearby hill ranges. It is a bird of forest clearings and moves in small flocks. Its plumage is bluish grey, with dark wings marked by blue and a long tail ending in yellow. The sexes can be separated by the bill, with the male showing a red upper mandible with a white tip and the female having an all-black bill. It also has a complete black neck ring.

Order

Psittaciformes

Family

Psittaculidae — Old World Parrots

Breeding range

Oriental Region: sw India