Slaty-headed Parakeet
Psittacula himalayana(Lesson, RP, 1832)
English (US) Slaty-headed Parakeet
The Slaty-headed Parakeet (Psittacula himalayana) is a bird species documented in the AviList Global Avian Checklist. On BirdGuides.io, 0 professional guides specialise in helping birdwatchers observe this species. It belongs to the family Psittaculidae (Old World Parrots) in the order Psittaciformes.
Range: Himalayas (Afghanistan to northern India, Nepal, and western Assam)Range summary from AviList, in English.
- Scientific name
- Psittacula himalayana
- Order
- Psittaciformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Slaty-headed Parakeet
- Described by
- (Lesson, RP, 1832)
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Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Psittacus (Conurus) Himalayanus
- Described by
- (Lesson, RP, 1832)
- Type locality
- Valleys of the Himalayas.
- Original description
- Voyage aux Indes Orientales par le Nord de l'Europe, les provinces du Caucase, la Géorgie, l'Arménie et la Perse (etc.). Zoologie pt.4 p.239
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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