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Nicobar Parakeet

Psittacula caniceps (Blyth, E 1846)

The Nicobar parakeet, also known as the Blyth's parakeet, is a parrot in the genus Psittacula, endemic to the Nicobar Islands of the Indian Ocean. It is one of the largest parakeets, measuring 56 to 60 cm from the top of the head to the tip of the tail and weighing about 224 g. Source: Wikipedia

Classification
Order:
  Psittaciformes
Family:
  Psittaculidae
Genus:
   Psittacula
Scientific:
  Psittacula caniceps

Original description

Citation:
  (Blyth, E 1846)

Reference:
   J. Asiat. Soc. Bengal 15 p.23

Protonym:
  Palaeornis caniceps

Link:
  https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/40122558

Avibase identifiers

Avibase ID:
  3BC383B01A1BD382

Avibase ID:
  avibase-3BC383B0

Short link:
  https://avibase.ca/3BC383B0

Taxonomic Serial Number:
  TSN: 177643

Geographic range:

  • Psittacula caniceps: Nicobar Islands
Source: Clements checklist
English:
Nicobar Parakeet
Catalan:
Cotorra de les illes Nicobar
Czech:
alexandr šedohlavý
Danish:
Nicobarparakit
German:
Graukopfsittich
Spanish:
Cotorra de Nicobar
Spanish (Spain):
Cotorra de Nicobar
Finnish:
nikobaarienkaija
French:
Perruche des Nicobar
Croatian:
nikobarska aleksandra
Hungarian:
nicobari sándorpapagáj
Italian:
Parrocchetto delle Nicobare
Japanese (romaji):
aomuneoodarumainko
Japanese:
アオムネオオダルマインコ
Lithuanian:
Nikobarinė žieduotoji papūga
Dutch:
Blyths Parkiet
Norwegian Nynorsk:
Nikobarparakitt
Norwegian:
Nikobarparakitt
Polish:
aleksandretta siwogłowa
Portuguese:
Periquito-de-nicobar
Russian:
Седоголвый кольчатый попугай
Slovak:
alexander sivohlavý
Serbian:
Nikobarski aleksandar
Swedish:
nikobarparakit
Ukrainian:
папужець нікобарський
Chinese:
布莱氏鹦鹉
Chinese (Traditional):
尼科巴鸚鵡

Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:

Avibase taxonomic concepts (current):
Nicobar Parakeet ( Psittacula caniceps)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013):
Nicobar Parakeet ( Psittacula caniceps)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014):
Nicobar Parakeet ( Psittacula caniceps)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015):
Nicobar Parakeet ( Psittacula caniceps)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016):
Nicobar Parakeet ( Psittacula caniceps)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017):
Nicobar Parakeet ( Psittacula caniceps)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018):
Nicobar Parakeet ( Psittacula caniceps)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020):
Nicobar Parakeet ( Psittacula caniceps)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021):
Nicobar Parakeet ( Psittacula caniceps)
Birdlife checklist version 00:
Nicobar Parakeet ( Psittacula caniceps)
Birdlife checklist version 01:
Nicobar Parakeet ( Psittacula caniceps)
Birdlife checklist version 02:
Nicobar Parakeet ( Psittacula caniceps)
Birdlife checklist version 03:
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Birdlife checklist version 04:
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Birdlife checklist version 05 (Jun 2012):
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Birdlife checklist version 05.1 (Oct 2012):
Nicobar Parakeet ( Psittacula caniceps)
Birdlife checklist version 06 (Nov 2013):
Nicobar Parakeet ( Psittacula caniceps)
Birdlife checklist version 06.1 (Feb 2014):
Nicobar Parakeet ( Psittacula caniceps)
Birdlife checklist version 07 (Jul 2014):
Nicobar Parakeet ( Psittacula caniceps)
Birdlife checklist version 08 (Oct 2015):
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Birdlife checklist version 09 (Dec 2016):
Nicobar Parakeet ( Psittacula caniceps)
Birdlife checklist version 09.1 (Jun 2017):
Nicobar Parakeet ( Psittacula caniceps)
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v2 (Dec 2017):
Nicobar Parakeet ( Psittacula caniceps)
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v3 (Nov 2018):
Nicobar Parakeet ( Psittacula caniceps)
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v4 (Dec 2019):
Nicobar Parakeet ( Psittacula caniceps)
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v5 (Dec 2020):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6 (Dec 2021):
Nicobar Parakeet ( Psittacula caniceps)
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6b (Jul 2022):
Nicobar Parakeet ( Psittacula caniceps)
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6 (Dec 2022):
Nicobar Parakeet ( Psittacula caniceps)
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993, révision 2009):
Perruche des Nicobar ( Psittacula caniceps)
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993):
Perruche des Nicobar ( Psittacula caniceps)
Clements 1st edition:
Blyth's Parakeet ( Psittacula caniceps)
Clements, version 2021:
Nicobar Parakeet ( Psittacula caniceps)
Clements, version 2022:
Nicobar Parakeet ( Psittacula caniceps)
Clements 3rd edition:
Blyth's Parakeet ( Psittacula caniceps)
Clements 4th edition:
Nicobar Parakeet ( Psittacula caniceps)
Clements 5th edition (as published):
Nicobar Parakeet ( Psittacula caniceps)
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2000 revisions):
Nicobar Parakeet ( Psittacula caniceps)
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2001 revisions):
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Clements 5th edition (incl. 2002 revisions):
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Clements 5th edition (incl. 2003 revisions):
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Clements 5th edition (incl. 2004 revisions):
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Clements 5th edition (incl. 2005 revisions):
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Clements 6th edition:
Nicobar Parakeet ( Psittacula caniceps)
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2007 revisions):
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Clements 6th edition (incl. 2008 revisions):
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Clements 6th edition (incl. 2009 revisions):
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Clements 6th edition (version 6.5 incl. 2010 revisions):
Nicobar Parakeet ( Psittacula caniceps)
Clements 6th edition (version 6.6 incl. 2011 revisions):
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Clements 6th edition (version 6.7 incl. 2012 revisions):
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Clements 6th edition (version 6.8 incl. 2013 revisions):
Nicobar Parakeet ( Psittacula caniceps)
Clements 6th edition (version 6.9 incl. 2014 revisions):
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Clements, version 2015:
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Clements, version 2016:
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Clements, version 2017:
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Clements, version 2018:
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Clements, version 2019:
Nicobar Parakeet ( Psittacula caniceps)
eBird version 1.50:
Nicobar Parakeet ( Psittacula caniceps)
eBird version 1.52:
Nicobar Parakeet ( Psittacula caniceps)
eBird version 1.53:
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eBird version 1.54:
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eBird version 1.55:
Nicobar Parakeet ( Psittacula caniceps)
eBird version 2015:
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eBird version 2016:
Nicobar Parakeet ( Psittacula caniceps)
eBird version 2017:
Nicobar Parakeet ( Psittacula caniceps)
eBird version 2018:
Nicobar Parakeet ( Psittacula caniceps)
eBird version 2019:
Nicobar Parakeet ( Psittacula caniceps)
eBird version 2021:
Nicobar Parakeet ( Psittacula caniceps)
eBird version 2022:
Nicobar Parakeet ( Psittacula caniceps)
Howard and Moore 2nd edition:
Blyth's Parakeet ( Psittacula caniceps)
Howard and Moore 2nd edition (incl. ? suppl):
Blyth's Parakeet ( Psittacula caniceps)
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (as published):
Nicobar Parakeet ( Psittacula caniceps)
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 1.2):
Nicobar Parakeet ( Psittacula caniceps)
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 2.1):
Nicobar Parakeet ( Psittacula caniceps)
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 3.1):
Nicobar Parakeet ( Psittacula caniceps)
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 4):
Nicobar Parakeet ( Psittacula caniceps)
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 5):
Nicobar Parakeet ( Psittacula caniceps)
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 6):
Nicobar Parakeet ( Psittacula caniceps)
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 7):
Nicobar Parakeet ( Psittacula caniceps)
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 8):
Nicobar Parakeet ( Psittacula caniceps)
Howard and Moore 4th edition (vol. 1-2):
Nicobar Parakeet ( Psittacula caniceps)
Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2):
Nicobar Parakeet ( Psittacula caniceps)
Handbook of the Birds of the World (vol 1-16):
Nicobar Parakeet ( Psittacula caniceps)
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (31/01/2015):
Nicobar Parakeet ( Psittacula caniceps)
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017):
Nicobar Parakeet ( Psittacula caniceps)
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017):
Nicobar Parakeet ( Psittacula caniceps)
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018):
Nicobar Parakeet ( Psittacula caniceps)
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.0:
Nicobar Parakeet ( Psittacula caniceps)
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.1:
Nicobar Parakeet ( Psittacula caniceps)
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.5:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 1.6:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 1.7:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.0:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.3:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.4:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.5:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.6:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.7:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.8:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.9:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.10:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.11:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 3.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 3.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 3.3:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 3.4:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 3.5:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 4.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 4.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 4.3:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 4.4:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 5.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 5.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 5.3:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 5.4:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 6.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 6.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 6.3:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 6.4:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 7.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 7.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 7.3:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 8.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 8.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 9.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 9.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 10.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 10.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 11.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 11.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 12.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 12.2:
Nicobar Parakeet ( Psittacula caniceps)
IOC World Bird Names, version 13.1:
Nicobar Parakeet ( Psittacula caniceps)
Morony, Bock and Farrand:
Blyth's Parakeet ( Psittacula caniceps)
Oriental Bird Club:
Nicobar Parakeet ( Psittacula caniceps)
Peters' Check-list of the Birds:
Psittacula caniceps
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (original):
Psittacula caniceps
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (2nd edition):
Psittacula caniceps
Sibley and Monroe (1993):
Nicobar Parakeet ( Psittacula caniceps)
Sibley and Monroe (1993, including corrections up to 1998):
Nicobar Parakeet ( Psittacula caniceps)
Sibley and Monroe, Birds of the World Version 2.0:
Nicobar Parakeet ( Psittacula caniceps)
Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.01:
Nicobar Parakeet ( Psittacula caniceps)
Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.02:
Nicobar Parakeet ( Psittacula caniceps)
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource:
Psittacula caniceps
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource:
Psittacula caniceps

Taxonomic status:

Species status: full species

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Catalan: Cotorra de les illes Nicobar
Czech: Alexandr šedohlavý
Danish: Nicobarparakit
German: Graukopfsittich
English: Blyth's Parakeet, Nicobar Parakeet
English, HBW: Nicobar Parakeet
English (IOC): Nicobar Parakeet
English (United States): Nicobar Parakeet
Spanish: Cotorra de Nicobar
Spanish (Spain): Cotorra de Nicobar
Spanish (HBW): Nicobar Parakeet
Estonian: nikobari habepapagoi
Finnish: Nikobaarienkaija
French: Perruche de Blyth, Perruche des Nicobar
Croatian: nikobarska aleksandra
Hungarian: nicobari sándorpapagáj
Italian: Parrocchetto delle Nicobare, Parrocchetto testagrigia
Japanese (romaji): akamuneoodarumainko, aomuneoodarumainko
Japanese: アオムネオオダルマインコ, アカムネオオダルマインコ
Scientific: Palaeornis caniceps, Psittacula caniceps
Lithuanian: Nikobarinė žieduotoji papūga
Dutch: Blyth-parkiet, Blyths Parkiet
Norwegian Nynorsk: Nikobarparakitt
Norwegian: Nikobarparakitt
Polish: aleksandretta siwoglowa, aleksandretta siwogłowa
Portuguese: Periquito-de-nicobar
Portuguese (Portugal): periquito-de-nicobar
Russian: Седоголвый кольчатый попугай, Сероголовый кольчатый попугай
Slovak: alexander sivohlavý
Serbian: Nikobarski aleksandar
Swedish: Nikobarparakit
Turkish: Nikobar yeşil papağanı
Ukrainian: Папуга нікобарський, папужець нікобарський
Chinese: 布莱氏鹦鹉
Chinese (Traditional): 尼科巴鸚鵡

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