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Blossom-headed Parakeet

Psittacula roseata Biswas, B 1951

The blossom-headed parakeet is a parrot which is a resident breeder in Eastern Bangladesh, Bhutan, Northeast India and Nepal, eastwards into South-east Asia and also China. It undergoes local movements, driven mainly by the availability of the fruit and blossoms which make up its diet. Source: Wikipedia




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

Original description

Citation:
  Biswas, B 1951

Reference:
   Amer. Mus. Novit. no.1500 p.4

Protonym:
  Psittacula roseata

Link:
  https://digitallibrary.amnh.org/handle/2246/3969/

Avibase identifiers

Avibase ID:
  7FBB0C8D4C9661D6

Avibase ID:
  avibase-7FBB0C8D

Short link:
  https://avibase.ca/7FBB0C8D

Taxonomic Serial Number:
  TSN: 177652


NEAR THREATENED

Geographic range:

  • Psittacula roseata roseata: N India (w Bengal) to Bhutan, Bangladesh and n Myanmar
  • Psittacula roseata juneae: S Myanmar and Thailand to Laos, Cambodia and Vietnam
Source: Clements checklist
English:
Blossom-headed Parakeet
Catalan:
Cotorra cap-rosada
Czech:
alexandr švestkový
Danish:
Rosenhovedet Ædelparakit
German:
Rosenkopfsittich
Spanish:
Cotorra Carirrosa
Spanish (Spain):
Cotorra Carirrosa
Finnish:
indokiinankaija
French:
Perruche à tête rose
Croatian:
ružičastoglava aleksandra
Hungarian:
rózsásfejű sándorpapagáj
Italian:
Parrocchetto facciarosa
Japanese (romaji):
barairokoseiinko
Japanese:
バライロコセイインコ
Lithuanian:
Rožinė žieduotoji papūga
Dutch:
Bloesemkopparkiet
Norwegian Nynorsk:
Rosenhovudparakitt
Norwegian:
Rosenhodeparakitt
Polish:
aleksandretta różowogłowa
Portuguese:
Periquito-de-cabeça-rosa
Portuguese (Portugal):
periquito-de-cabeça-rosa
Russian:
Розовоголовый кольчатый попугай
Slovak:
alexander ružovohlavý
Serbian:
Rozeglavi aleksandar
Swedish:
äppelhuvad parakit
Ukrainian:
папужець рожевоголовий
Chinese:
花头鹦鹉
Chinese (Traditional):
彩頭鸚鵡

Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:

Avibase taxonomic concepts (current):
Blossom-headed Parakeet ( Psittacula roseata) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023):
Blossom-headed Parakeet ( Psittacula roseata) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013):
Blossom-headed Parakeet ( Psittacula roseata) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014):
Blossom-headed Parakeet ( Psittacula roseata) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015):
Blossom-headed Parakeet ( Psittacula roseata) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016):
Blossom-headed Parakeet ( Psittacula roseata) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017):
Blossom-headed Parakeet ( Psittacula roseata) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020):
Blossom-headed Parakeet ( Psittacula roseata) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021):
Blossom-headed Parakeet ( Psittacula roseata) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 00:
Blossom-headed Parakeet ( Psittacula roseata) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 01:
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Birdlife checklist version 02:
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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):
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Birdlife checklist version 06 (Nov 2013):
Blossom-headed Parakeet ( Psittacula roseata) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 06.1 (Feb 2014):
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Birdlife checklist version 07 (Jul 2014):
Blossom-headed Parakeet ( Psittacula roseata) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 08 (Oct 2015):
Blossom-headed Parakeet ( Psittacula roseata) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 09 (Dec 2016):
Blossom-headed Parakeet ( Psittacula roseata) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 09.1 (Jun 2017):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v2 (Dec 2017):
Blossom-headed Parakeet ( Psittacula roseata) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v3 (Nov 2018):
Blossom-headed Parakeet ( Psittacula roseata) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v4 (Dec 2019):
Blossom-headed Parakeet ( Psittacula roseata) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v5 (Dec 2020):
Blossom-headed Parakeet ( Himalayapsitta roseata) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6 (Dec 2021):
Blossom-headed Parakeet ( Himalayapsitta roseata) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6b (Jul 2022):
Blossom-headed Parakeet ( Himalayapsitta roseata) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v7 (Dec 2022):
Blossom-headed Parakeet ( Himalayapsitta roseata) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v8 (Dec 2023):
Blossom-headed Parakeet ( Himalayapsitta roseata) [version 1]
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993, révision 2009):
Perruche à tête rose ( Psittacula roseata) [version 1]
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993):
Perruche à tête rose ( Psittacula roseata) [version 1]
Clements 1st edition:
Blossom-headed Parakeet ( Psittacula roseata) [version 1]
Clements, version 2021:
Blossom-headed Parakeet ( Psittacula roseata) [version 1]
Clements, version 2022:
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Clements, version 2023:
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Clements 3rd edition:
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Clements 4th edition:
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Clements 5th edition (as published):
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Clements 5th edition (incl. 2000 revisions):
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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:
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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):
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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):
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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:
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eBird version 1.50:
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eBird version 1.52:
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eBird version 2021:
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eBird version 2022:
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eBird version 2023:
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Howard and Moore 2nd edition:
Blossom-headed Parakeet ( Psittacula roseata) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 2nd edition (incl. ? suppl):
Blossom-headed Parakeet ( Psittacula roseata) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (as published):
Blossom-headed Parakeet ( Psittacula roseata) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 1.2):
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 2.1):
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 3.1):
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 4):
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 5):
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 6):
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 7):
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 8):
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Howard and Moore 4th edition (vol. 1-2):
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Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2):
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Handbook of the Birds of the World (vol 1-16):
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Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (31/01/2015):
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Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017):
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Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017):
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Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018):
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IOC World Bird Names, version 1.0:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 1.1:
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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 2.0:
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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 2.11:
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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 3.4:
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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 5.2:
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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 10.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 10.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 14.1:
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Morony, Bock and Farrand:
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Oriental Bird Club:
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Sibley and Monroe (1993):
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Sibley and Monroe (1993, including corrections up to 1998):
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Sibley and Monroe, Birds of the World Version 2.0:
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Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.01:
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Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.02:
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Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.03:
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Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.04 (7/07/2024):
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Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource:
Psittacula roseata [version 1]
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource:
Psittacula roseata [version 1]

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Bengali: পুরভাথা টিয়া , ফুলমাথা টিয়া, রারভাথা টিয়া , ঴ীযাভন
Bengali (transliteration): hīrāmana, lālamāthā ṭiẏā, phulamāthā ṭiẏā
Catalan: Cotorra cap-rosada
Czech: Alexandr švestkový
Danish: Rosenhovedet Ædelparakit
German: Rosenkopfsittich
English: Blossom headed Parakeet, Blossom-headed Parakeet, Eastern Blossom-headed Parakeet
English, HBW: Blossom-headed Parakeet
English (IOC): Blossom-headed Parakeet
English (United States): Blossom-headed Parakeet
Spanish: Cotorra Carirrosa, Cotorra de Cara Rosada
Spanish (Spain): Cotorra Carirrosa
Spanish (HBW): Blossom-headed Parakeet
Estonian: roosapea-kaeluspapagoi
Finnish: Indokiinankaija
French: Perruche à tête rose
Irish: Pearaicít bhláthcheannach
Croatian: ružičastoglava aleksandra
Hungarian: rózsásfejű sándorpapagáj
Italian: Parrocchetto facciarosa, Parrocchetto testarosa
Japanese (romaji): bara-iro ko-sei-inko, barairokoseiinko
Japanese: バライロコセイインコ
Japanese (Kanji): 薔薇色小青鸚哥
Scientific: Himalayapsitta roseata, Psittacula roseata, Psittacula roseata roseata
Lithuanian: Rožinė žieduotoji papūga
Malay: Burung Bayan Bali
Nepali: गुलाफीटाउके सुगा
Dutch: Bloesemkopparkiet
Norwegian Nynorsk: Rosenhovudparakitt
Norwegian: Rosenhodeparakitt, Rosenhodetparakitt
Polish: aleksandretta rózowoglowa, aleksandretta różowogłowa
Pinyin: huā-tóu yīngwǔ
Portuguese: Periquito-de-cabeça-rosa
Portuguese (Portugal): periquito-de-cabeça-rosa
Russian: Розовоголовый кольчатый попугай, Цветкоголовый Ожереловый Попугай
Slovak: alexander ružovohlavý
Serbian: Rozeglavi aleksandar
Swedish: Äppelhuvad parakit
Thai: นกแก้วหัวแพร
Thai (Transliteration): nók kâeew hŭa-pʰraee
Turkish: Gül başlı yeşil papağan
Ukrainian: Папуга рожевоголовий, папужець рожевоголовий
Vietnamese: Chim Vẹt đầu hồng, Vẹt đầu hồng
Chinese: 彩頭鸚鵡, 彩頭鸚鵡 / 花頭鸚鵡, 花头鹦鹉, 花頭鸚鵡
Chinese (Traditional): 彩頭鸚鵡, 花頭鸚鵡

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