Lord Derby's parakeet

Image of Lord Derby's parakeet
  • Scientific name: Psittacula derbiana
  • Size: 45-50 cm
  • Weight: 260-350 g
  • Allocation: China and India
  • Habitat: The species inhabits coniferous and mixed pine-oak forests, alpine thickets, and cultivated valleys
  • Diet: Seeds of pines, poplar catkins, barley and orchard fruit. It is an agricultural pest, often destroying ripening crops, including maize. It probably also feeds on invertebrates, leaf-buds, and berries
  • CITES:Appendix II
  • Conservation of the species: Least concern
    Image of conservation of Lord Derby's parakeet