Grey-headed parakeet
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P. finschii
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Psittacula finschii (Hume, 1874)
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The grey-headed parakeet (Psittacula finschii) is closely related to the slaty-headed parakeet which together form a super-species. It occurs from the north-eastern states of India, into Burma, Thailand, Cambodia, Laos and Vietnam.
The binomial of this bird commemorates the German naturalist and explorer Otto Finsch.
Its face is grey/green, and the rest of its head is dull green with faint pale green band below cheeks to hindcrown and its wing are patch absent and has a short tail.
References
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- Photos - Oriental Bird Images
- Species profile - World Parrot Trust
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