Ring-necked Parakeet Psittacula krameri [Scopoli, 1769] |
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Page updated:16-January-2013 |
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Order:
Psittaciformes
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Family: Psittacidae |
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BTO Codes:
RI, RINPA
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EURING No: 7120 | |
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Number in Britain:
5800 adults (Summer)
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Conservation Status:
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Status in UK:
(C1) Introduced Breeder
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Subspecies:
borealis or manilensis recorded in Britain (of 4 subsp. in the world)
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Length:
40 cm
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Wingspan: 45 cm |
Weight:
M: 130 g F: 110 g
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Scientific name from:
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Diminutive of Psittacus and after W.H. Kramer (d. 1765) Austrian naturalist and author |
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World Distribution:
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Sub-Saharan Africa, s Asia, INTRODUCED: Britain, n Africa, se US |
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Habitat:
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Open woodland, savanna, farmland |
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Diet:
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Seeds, fruit, flowers; in Britain more omnivorous, also coming to bird tables |
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TitBit:
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A serious agricultural pest in Africa and southern Asia, its colonisation has been aided by warm winters and abundant bird-table food; British birds are now the most northerly breeding parrot populations in the world. |
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Population and Distribution |
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British Population Size:
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Summer:
5800 adults
in 2001-02
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Winter:
4300 individuals
in 2000-01
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First Record:
Kent, 1969
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First Breeding Record:
Introduced Surrey 1971
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Latest Survey:
Pithon, J. & Dytham, C. (1999) Bird Study 46:112-115
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Conservation Status:
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Previous Assessments:
2002-2007
Not Assessed
1996-2001
Not Assessed
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Habitat Occupancy (in the Breeding Season):
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European Population Size:
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Summer:
Unavailable
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Listed on the Appendices/Schedules of:
WCA(IX)
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Breeding and Survival |
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Egg Size:
29 x 24 mm
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Egg Weight: 9.1 g (of which 7 % is shell) | ||
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Number of Nest Records:
4
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Clutch Size:
3 - 4 eggs
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Incubation:
22- 24 days
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by the: Female |
Fledging:
40 - 50days
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Altricial, naked
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First Clutches Laid:
Unavailable
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Number of Broods:
1?
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Number Ringed:
Annual Totals
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Adult Survival:
No data
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Juvenile Survival:
No data
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Age at First Breeding:
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Typical Lifespan:
No data
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Maximum Recorded Age:
7 years 7 months 1 days (set in 2003)
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Biometrics |
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Ring Size:
E*
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Wing Length
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Adult: | 174.2 ± 5.5 Range 141.5 - 190.0 mm, (N = 99) |
| Juvenile: | 172.1 ± 4.1 Range 158.0 - 182.0 mm, (N = 352) | |
| Male: | 178.5 ± 3.9 Range 170.0 - 190.0 mm, (N = 48) | |
| Female: | 170.2 ± 4.2 Range 161.0 - 183.0 mm, (N = 37) | |
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Weight
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Adult: | 142.0 ± 9.31 Range 43.90 - 183.0 g , (N =99) |
| Juvenile: | 143.1 ± 10.0 Range 110.0 - 180.0 . , (N =355) | |
| Male: | 144.9 ± 9.06 Range 43.90 - 183.0 g , (N =48) | |
| Female: | 141.0 ± 8.34 Range 118.0 - 180.0 g , (N =37) | |
| Seasonal: | Summer 144.0 ± 9.49 (N = 291) Autumn 141.1 ± 9.17 (N = 127) Winter 142.2 ± 9.04 (N = 280) | |
| Source: | British Trust for Ornithology (2005) Ringing Scheme data | |
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Other Names |
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| Rose-ringed Parakeet | |
| Gaelic: | Welsh: Paracit torchog |
| Danish: Alexanderparakit | Dutch: Halsbandparkiet |
| Finnish: Aleksanterinkaija | French: Perruche à collier |
| German: Halsbandsittich | Hungarian: Kis sándor-papagáj |
| Icelandic: Grænpáfi | Irish: |
| Italian: Parrocchetto dal collare | Norwegian: Halsbåndparakitt |
| Polish: Aleksandretta obrozna | Portuguese: |
| Spanish: Cotorrita de Kramer | Swedish: Halsbandparakit |
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| Recent sightings and information from BirdGuides | |
| Read State of the Nations Birds by Chris Mead | |
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