Red-breasted Parakeet (Psittacula alexandri)

OTHER NAMES: Moustached Parakeet
Latin Etymology: Psittacula ("diminutive of parrot") alexandri (named after Alexander the Great)

Adult Red-breasted Parakeet (subspecies P. a. fasciata) at Ta Prohm, Cambodia - February 2019

Featured Subspecies: Psittacula alexandri fasciata
Weight: 150g  /  Length: 33-38cm  /  Wingspan: ?
NO UK STATUS / IUCN Red List: Near Threatened

The Red-breasted parakeet is an unusual parakeet with an uncharacteristically short tail for the genus.  It has a wide distribution across much of South East Asia into Eastern India, but is considered to be somewhat threatened.  Many of the island populations are threatened, often by the wild bird trade but it does also occur as a feral species in some cities.

Related Species:

Order: Psittaciformes

Family: Psittacidae

Genus: Psittacula

SUBSPECIES: P. a. abbotti, P. a. alexandri, P. a. cala, P. a. dammermani, P. a. fascinata, P. a. kangeanensis, P. a. major, P. a. perionca 

 - Sighting Locations -

CAMBODIA - Khmer - សេកសក ("Parrot")
A locally common resident.

 - CAMBODIA/SINGAPORE 2019 TRIP: There is a colony above Ta Prohm

Further Notes: BirdForum Opus, IUCN Red List, RSPB, Wikipedia, Xeno-canto