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Plum-headed Parakeet
Psittacula cyanocephala (Linnaeus, C 1766)
The plum-headed parakeet is a parakeet in the family Psittacidae. It is endemic to the Indian Subcontinent and was once thought to be conspecific with the blossom-headed parakeet but was later elevated to a full species. Plum-headed parakeets are found in flocks, the males having a pinkish purple head and the females, a grey head. They fly swiftly with twists and turns accompanied by their distinctive calls. Source: Wikipedia
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Psittaciformes
Family:
Psittaculidae
Genus:
Psittacula
Scientific:
Psittacula cyanocephala
Classification
Order:Psittaciformes
Family:
Psittaculidae
Genus:
Psittacula
Scientific:
Psittacula cyanocephala
Original description
Citation:
(Linnaeus, C 1766)
Reference:
Systema Naturae ed. 12, vol. 1, part 1
Protonym:
Psittacus cyanocephalus
Type locality:
East Indies = Gingi.
Link:
https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/137337#page/145/mode/1up
Avibase identifiers
Avibase ID:
109000B451137457
Avibase ID:
avibase-109000B4
Short link:
https://avibase.ca/109000B4
Taxonomic Serial Number:
TSN: 554894
Geographic range:
- Psittacula cyanocephala: Indian subcontinent and Sri Lanka
Source: Clements checklist
Plum-headed Parakeet
Catalan:
Cotorra cap de pruna
Czech:
alexandr indický
Danish:
Blommehovedet Ædelparakit
German:
Pflaumenkopfsittich
Spanish:
Cotorra cabeciazul
Spanish (Spain):
Cotorra Cabeciazul
Finnish:
luumupääkaija
French:
Perruche à tête prune
Croatian:
šljivastoglava aleksandra
Hungarian:
szilvafejű papagáj
Icelandic:
Plómupáfi
Italian:
Parrocchetto testaprugna
Japanese (romaji):
koseiinko
Japanese:
コセイインコ
Lithuanian:
Violetinė žieduotoji papūga
Dutch:
Pruimkopparkiet
Norwegian Nynorsk:
Plommehovudparakitt
Norwegian:
Plommehodeparakitt
Polish:
aleksandretta śliwogłowa
Portuguese:
Periquito-cabeça-de-ameixa
Portuguese (Portugal):
periquito-cabeça-de-ameixa
Russian:
Сливоголовый кольчатый попугай
Slovak:
alexander pestrý
Serbian:
Šljivoglavi papagaj
Swedish:
plommonhuvad parakit
Ukrainian:
папужець фіолетовоголовий
Chinese:
梅头鹦鹉
Chinese (Traditional):
花頭鸚鵡
Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:
| Avibase taxonomic concepts (current): Plum-headed Parakeet ( Psittacula cyanocephala) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023): Plum-headed Parakeet ( Psittacula cyanocephala) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2024 (Oct 2024): Plum-headed Parakeet ( Psittacula cyanocephala) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013): Plum-headed Parakeet ( Psittacula cyanocephala) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014): Plum-headed Parakeet ( Psittacula cyanocephala) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015): Plum-headed Parakeet ( Psittacula cyanocephala) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016): Plum-headed Parakeet ( Psittacula cyanocephala) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017): Plum-headed Parakeet ( Psittacula cyanocephala) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018): Plum-headed Parakeet ( Psittacula cyanocephala) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020): Plum-headed Parakeet ( Psittacula cyanocephala) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021): Plum-headed Parakeet ( Psittacula cyanocephala) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 00: Plum-headed Parakeet ( Psittacula cyanocephala) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 01: Plum-headed Parakeet ( Psittacula cyanocephala) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 02: Plum-headed Parakeet ( Psittacula cyanocephala) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 03: Plum-headed Parakeet ( Psittacula cyanocephala) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 04: Plum-headed Parakeet ( Psittacula cyanocephala) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 05 (Jun 2012): Plum-headed Parakeet ( Psittacula cyanocephala) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 05.1 (Oct 2012): Plum-headed Parakeet ( Psittacula cyanocephala) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 06 (Nov 2013): Plum-headed Parakeet ( Psittacula cyanocephala) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 06.1 (Feb 2014): Plum-headed Parakeet ( Psittacula cyanocephala) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 07 (Jul 2014): Plum-headed Parakeet ( Psittacula cyanocephala) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 08 (Oct 2015): Plum-headed Parakeet ( Psittacula cyanocephala) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 09 (Dec 2016): Plum-headed Parakeet ( Psittacula cyanocephala) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 09.1 (Jun 2017): Plum-headed Parakeet ( Psittacula cyanocephala) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v2 (Dec 2017): Plum-headed Parakeet ( Psittacula cyanocephala) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v3 (Nov 2018): Plum-headed Parakeet ( Psittacula cyanocephala) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v4 (Dec 2019): Plum-headed Parakeet ( Psittacula cyanocephala) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v5 (Dec 2020): Plum-headed Parakeet ( Himalayapsitta cyanocephala) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6 (Dec 2021): Plum-headed Parakeet ( Himalayapsitta cyanocephala) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6b (Jul 2022): Plum-headed Parakeet ( Himalayapsitta cyanocephala) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v7 (Dec 2022): Plum-headed Parakeet ( Himalayapsitta cyanocephala) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v8 (Dec 2023): Plum-headed Parakeet ( Himalayapsitta cyanocephala) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v9 (Oct 2024): Plum-headed Parakeet ( Himalayapsitta cyanocephala) [version 1] |
| Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993, révision 2009): Perruche à tête prune ( Psittacula cyanocephala) [version 1] |
| Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993): Perruche à tête prune ( Psittacula cyanocephala) [version 1] |
| Clements 1st edition: Plum-headed Parakeet ( Psittacula cyanocephala) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2021: Plum-headed Parakeet ( Psittacula cyanocephala) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2022: Plum-headed Parakeet ( Psittacula cyanocephala) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2023: Plum-headed Parakeet ( Psittacula cyanocephala) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2024: Plum-headed Parakeet ( Psittacula cyanocephala) [version 1] |
| Clements 3rd edition: Plum-headed Parakeet ( Psittacula cyanocephala) [version 1] |
| Clements 4th edition: Plum-headed Parakeet ( Psittacula cyanocephala) [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (as published): Plum-headed Parakeet ( Psittacula cyanocephala) [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2000 revisions): Plum-headed Parakeet ( Psittacula cyanocephala) [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2001 revisions): Plum-headed Parakeet ( Psittacula cyanocephala) [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2002 revisions): Plum-headed Parakeet ( Psittacula cyanocephala) [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2003 revisions): Plum-headed Parakeet ( Psittacula cyanocephala) [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2004 revisions): Plum-headed Parakeet ( Psittacula cyanocephala) [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2005 revisions): Plum-headed Parakeet ( Psittacula cyanocephala) [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition: Plum-headed Parakeet ( Psittacula cyanocephala) [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (incl. 2007 revisions): Plum-headed Parakeet ( Psittacula cyanocephala) [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (incl. 2008 revisions): Plum-headed Parakeet ( Psittacula cyanocephala) [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (incl. 2009 revisions): Plum-headed Parakeet ( Psittacula cyanocephala) [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.5 incl. 2010 revisions): Plum-headed Parakeet ( Psittacula cyanocephala) [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.6 incl. 2011 revisions): Plum-headed Parakeet ( Psittacula cyanocephala) [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.7 incl. 2012 revisions): Plum-headed Parakeet ( Psittacula cyanocephala) [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.8 incl. 2013 revisions): Plum-headed Parakeet ( Psittacula cyanocephala) [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.9 incl. 2014 revisions): Plum-headed Parakeet ( Psittacula cyanocephala) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2015: Plum-headed Parakeet ( Psittacula cyanocephala) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2016: Plum-headed Parakeet ( Psittacula cyanocephala) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2017: Plum-headed Parakeet ( Psittacula cyanocephala) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2018: Plum-headed Parakeet ( Psittacula cyanocephala) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2019: Plum-headed Parakeet ( Psittacula cyanocephala) [version 1] |
| eBird version 1.50: Plum-headed Parakeet ( Psittacula cyanocephala) [version 1] |
| eBird version 1.52: Plum-headed Parakeet ( Psittacula cyanocephala) [version 1] |
| eBird version 1.53: Plum-headed Parakeet ( Psittacula cyanocephala) [version 1] |
| eBird version 1.54: Plum-headed Parakeet ( Psittacula cyanocephala) [version 1] |
| eBird version 1.55: Plum-headed Parakeet ( Psittacula cyanocephala) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2015: Plum-headed Parakeet ( Psittacula cyanocephala) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2016: Plum-headed Parakeet ( Psittacula cyanocephala) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2017: Plum-headed Parakeet ( Psittacula cyanocephala) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2018: Plum-headed Parakeet ( Psittacula cyanocephala) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2019: Plum-headed Parakeet ( Psittacula cyanocephala) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2021: Plum-headed Parakeet ( Psittacula cyanocephala) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2022: Plum-headed Parakeet ( Psittacula cyanocephala) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2023: Plum-headed Parakeet ( Psittacula cyanocephala) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2024: Plum-headed Parakeet ( Psittacula cyanocephala) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 2nd edition: Plum-headed Parakeet ( Psittacula cyanocephala) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 2nd edition (incl. ? suppl): Plum-headed Parakeet ( Psittacula cyanocephala) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (as published): Plum-headed Parakeet ( Psittacula cyanocephala) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 1.2): Plum-headed Parakeet ( Psittacula cyanocephala) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 2.1): Plum-headed Parakeet ( Psittacula cyanocephala) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 3.1): Plum-headed Parakeet ( Psittacula cyanocephala) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 4): Plum-headed Parakeet ( Psittacula cyanocephala) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 5): Plum-headed Parakeet ( Psittacula cyanocephala) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 6): Plum-headed Parakeet ( Psittacula cyanocephala) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 7): Plum-headed Parakeet ( Psittacula cyanocephala) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 8): Plum-headed Parakeet ( Psittacula cyanocephala) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 4th edition (vol. 1-2): Plum-headed Parakeet ( Psittacula cyanocephala) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2): Plum-headed Parakeet ( Psittacula cyanocephala) [version 1] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World (vol 1-16): Plum-headed Parakeet ( Psittacula cyanocephala) [version 1] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (31/01/2015): Plum-headed Parakeet ( Psittacula cyanocephala) [version 1] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017): Plum-headed Parakeet ( Psittacula cyanocephala) [version 1] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017): Plum-headed Parakeet ( Psittacula cyanocephala) [version 1] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018): Plum-headed Parakeet ( Psittacula cyanocephala) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 1.0: Plum-headed Parakeet ( Psittacula cyanocephala) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 1.1: Plum-headed Parakeet ( Psittacula cyanocephala) [version 1] |
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| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.0: Plum-headed Parakeet ( Psittacula cyanocephala) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.1: Plum-headed Parakeet ( Psittacula cyanocephala) [version 1] |
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| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.11: Plum-headed Parakeet ( Psittacula cyanocephala) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.1: Plum-headed Parakeet ( Psittacula cyanocephala) [version 1] |
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| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.1: Plum-headed Parakeet ( Psittacula cyanocephala) [version 1] |
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| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.1: Plum-headed Parakeet ( Psittacula cyanocephala) [version 1] |
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| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.1: Plum-headed Parakeet ( Psittacula cyanocephala) [version 1] |
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| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.4: Plum-headed Parakeet ( Psittacula cyanocephala) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 7.1: Plum-headed Parakeet ( Psittacula cyanocephala) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 7.2: Plum-headed Parakeet ( Psittacula cyanocephala) [version 1] |
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| IOC World Bird Names, version 8.1: Plum-headed Parakeet ( Psittacula cyanocephala) [version 1] |
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| IOC World Bird Names, version 9.1: Plum-headed Parakeet ( Psittacula cyanocephala) [version 1] |
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| IOC World Bird Names, version 11.1: Plum-headed Parakeet ( Psittacula cyanocephala) [version 1] |
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| IOC World Bird Names, version 12.1: Plum-headed Parakeet ( Psittacula cyanocephala) [version 1] |
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| IOC World Bird Names, version 13.1: Plum-headed Parakeet ( Psittacula cyanocephala) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 13.2: Plum-headed Parakeet ( Psittacula cyanocephala) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 14.1: Plum-headed Parakeet ( Psittacula cyanocephala) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 14.2: Plum-headed Parakeet ( Psittacula cyanocephala) [version 1] |
| Morony, Bock and Farrand: Plum-headed Parakeet ( Psittacula cyanocephala) [version 1] |
| Oriental Bird Club: Plum-headed Parakeet ( Psittacula cyanocephala) [version 1] |
| Peters' Check-list of the Birds: Psittacula cyanocephala [version 1] |
| Peters' Check-list of the Birds (original): Psittacula cyanocephala [version 1] |
| Peters' Check-list of the Birds (2nd edition): Psittacula cyanocephala [version 1] |
| Sibley and Monroe (1993): Plum-headed Parakeet ( Psittacula cyanocephala) [version 1] |
| Sibley and Monroe (1993, including corrections up to 1998): Plum-headed Parakeet ( Psittacula cyanocephala) [version 1] |
| Sibley and Monroe, Birds of the World Version 2.0: Plum-headed Parakeet ( Psittacula cyanocephala) [version 1] |
| Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Psittacula cyanocephala [version 1] |
| Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Psittacula cyanocephala [version 1] |
Taxonomic status:
Species status: full species
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Other synonyms
See also the taxonomic synonyms table.
Asturian: Cotorra pruna
Bulgarian: Сливоглав александър
Bengali: রারভাথা টিয়া , লালমাথা টিয়া
Bengali (transliteration): lālamāthā ṭiẏā
Catalan: Cotorra cap de pruna
Czech: alexandr indický, Alexandr rudohlavý
Danish: Blommehovedet Ædelparakit
German: Pflaumenkopfsittich, Plaumenkopfsittich
English: Blossom-headed Parakeet, Plum headed Parakeet, Plum-headed Parakeet
English, HBW: Plum-headed Parakeet
English (IOC): Plum-headed Parakeet
English (United States): Plum-headed Parakeet
Spanish: Cotorra cabeciazul, Cotorra Ciruela, Cotorra de Cabeza Azul
Spanish (Spain): Cotorra Cabeciazul
Spanish (HBW): Plum-headed Parakeet
Estonian: karmiinpea-kaeluspapagoi
Finnish: Luumupääkaija
French: Perruche à tête de prune, Perruche à tête prune
Irish: pearaicít bhláthcheannach
Galician: Cata de cabeza azul
Croatian: šljivastoglava aleksandra
Hungarian: szilvafejű papagáj
Icelandic: Plómupáfi
Italian: Parrocchetto testa di prugna, Parrocchetto testaprugna
Japanese (romaji): koseiinko
Japanese: コセイインコ
Scientific: Himalayapsitta cyanocephala, Psittacula cyanocephala, Psittacula cyanocephala cyanocephala, Psittacula cynocephala, Psittacus cyanocephalus
Lithuanian: Violetinė žieduotoji papūga
Malayalam: പൂന്തത്ത
Marathi: टुइया पोपट
Nepali: टुइ“सी सुगा
Dutch: Pruimekopparkiet, Pruimkopparkiet
Norwegian Nynorsk: Plommehovudparakitt
Norwegian: Plommehodeparakitt
Polish: aleksandretta sliwoglowa, aleksandretta śliwogłowa
Portuguese: Periquito-cabeça-de-ameixa
Portuguese (Portugal): periquito-cabeça-de-ameixa
Russian: Красноголовый кольчатый попугай, Сливоголовый кольчатый попугай
Sinhalese (Transliteration): Pandu Girawa
Slovak: alexander pestrý, Ladniak pestrý
Serbian: Šljivoglavi papagaj
Swedish: Plommonhuvad parakit
Tamil: Senthalai Kili
Turkish: Erik başlı yeşil papağan
Ukrainian: Папуга фіолетовоголовий, папужець фіолетовоголовий
Chinese: 梅头鹦鹉, 紫头鹦鹉
Chinese (Traditional): 花頭鸚鵡
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