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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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Psittaciformes
Family:
Psittaculidae
Genus:
Psittacula
Scientific:
Psittacula roseata
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
Type locality:
Gunjong, northern Cachar, Assam
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
English:
Blossom-headed Parakeet
Afrikaans:
Pienkkopparkiet
Bulgarian:
Розовоглав александър
Bengali:
ফুলমাথা টিয়া
Catalan:
Cotorra cap-rosada
Czech:
alexandr švestkový
Danish:
Rosenhovedet Ædelparakit
German:
Rosenkopfsittich
Esperanto:
rozkapa papago
Spanish:
Cotorra Carirrosa
Spanish (Spain):
Cotorra Carirrosa
Estonian:
roosapea-kaeluspapagoi
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
Nepali:
गुलाफीटाउके सुगा
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
Thai:
นกแก้วหัวแพร
Turkish:
Gül başlı yeşil papağan
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. 2024 (Oct 2024): Blossom-headed Parakeet ( Psittacula roseata) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2025 (Nov 2025): Blossom-headed Parakeet ( Psittacula roseata) |
| 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): Blossom-headed Parakeet ( Psittacula roseata) [version 1] |
| 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] |
| Avilist 2025: Blossom-headed Parakeet ( Psittacula roseata) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 00: Blossom-headed Parakeet ( Psittacula roseata) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 01: Blossom-headed Parakeet ( Psittacula roseata) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 02: Blossom-headed Parakeet ( Psittacula roseata) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 03: Blossom-headed Parakeet ( Psittacula roseata) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 04: Blossom-headed Parakeet ( Psittacula roseata) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 05 (Jun 2012): Blossom-headed Parakeet ( Psittacula roseata) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 05.1 (Oct 2012): Blossom-headed Parakeet ( Psittacula roseata) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 06 (Nov 2013): Blossom-headed Parakeet ( Psittacula roseata) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 06.1 (Feb 2014): Blossom-headed Parakeet ( Psittacula roseata) [version 1] |
| 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): Blossom-headed Parakeet ( Psittacula roseata) [version 1] |
| 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] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v9 (Oct 2024): Blossom-headed Parakeet ( Himalayapsitta roseata) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v10 (Oct 2025): Blossom-headed Parakeet ( Himalayapsitta roseata) |
| 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: Blossom-headed Parakeet ( Psittacula roseata) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2023: Blossom-headed Parakeet ( Psittacula roseata) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2024: Blossom-headed Parakeet ( Psittacula roseata) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2025: Blossom-headed Parakeet ( Psittacula roseata) [version 1] |
| Clements 3rd edition: Blossom-headed Parakeet ( Psittacula roseata) [version 1] |
| Clements 4th edition: Blossom-headed Parakeet ( Psittacula roseata) [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (as published): Blossom-headed Parakeet ( Psittacula roseata) [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2000 revisions): Blossom-headed Parakeet ( Psittacula roseata) [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2001 revisions): Blossom-headed Parakeet ( Psittacula roseata) [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2002 revisions): Blossom-headed Parakeet ( Psittacula roseata) [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2003 revisions): Blossom-headed Parakeet ( Psittacula roseata) [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2004 revisions): Blossom-headed Parakeet ( Psittacula roseata) [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2005 revisions): Blossom-headed Parakeet ( Psittacula roseata) [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition: Blossom-headed Parakeet ( Psittacula roseata) [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (incl. 2007 revisions): Blossom-headed Parakeet ( Psittacula roseata) [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (incl. 2008 revisions): Blossom-headed Parakeet ( Psittacula roseata) [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (incl. 2009 revisions): Blossom-headed Parakeet ( Psittacula roseata) [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.5 incl. 2010 revisions): Blossom-headed Parakeet ( Psittacula roseata) [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.6 incl. 2011 revisions): Blossom-headed Parakeet ( Psittacula roseata) [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.7 incl. 2012 revisions): Blossom-headed Parakeet ( Psittacula roseata) [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.8 incl. 2013 revisions): Blossom-headed Parakeet ( Psittacula roseata) [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.9 incl. 2014 revisions): Blossom-headed Parakeet ( Psittacula roseata) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2015: Blossom-headed Parakeet ( Psittacula roseata) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2016: Blossom-headed Parakeet ( Psittacula roseata) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2017: Blossom-headed Parakeet ( Psittacula roseata) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2018: Blossom-headed Parakeet ( Psittacula roseata) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2019: Blossom-headed Parakeet ( Psittacula roseata) [version 1] |
| eBird version 1.50: Blossom-headed Parakeet ( Psittacula roseata) [version 1] |
| eBird version 1.52: Blossom-headed Parakeet ( Psittacula roseata) [version 1] |
| eBird version 1.53: Blossom-headed Parakeet ( Psittacula roseata) [version 1] |
| eBird version 1.54: Blossom-headed Parakeet ( Psittacula roseata) [version 1] |
| eBird version 1.55: Blossom-headed Parakeet ( Psittacula roseata) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2015: Blossom-headed Parakeet ( Psittacula roseata) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2016: Blossom-headed Parakeet ( Psittacula roseata) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2017: Blossom-headed Parakeet ( Psittacula roseata) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2018: Blossom-headed Parakeet ( Psittacula roseata) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2019: Blossom-headed Parakeet ( Psittacula roseata) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2021: Blossom-headed Parakeet ( Psittacula roseata) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2022: Blossom-headed Parakeet ( Psittacula roseata) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2023: Blossom-headed Parakeet ( Psittacula roseata) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2024: Blossom-headed Parakeet ( Psittacula roseata) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2025: Blossom-headed Parakeet ( Psittacula roseata) [version 1] |
| 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): Blossom-headed Parakeet ( Psittacula roseata) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 2.1): Blossom-headed Parakeet ( Psittacula roseata) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 3.1): Blossom-headed Parakeet ( Psittacula roseata) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 4): Blossom-headed Parakeet ( Psittacula roseata) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 5): Blossom-headed Parakeet ( Psittacula roseata) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 6): Blossom-headed Parakeet ( Psittacula roseata) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 7): Blossom-headed Parakeet ( Psittacula roseata) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 8): Blossom-headed Parakeet ( Psittacula roseata) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 4th edition (vol. 1-2): Blossom-headed Parakeet ( Psittacula roseata) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2): Blossom-headed Parakeet ( Psittacula roseata) [version 1] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World (vol 1-16): Blossom-headed Parakeet ( Psittacula roseata) [version 1] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (31/01/2015): Blossom-headed Parakeet ( Psittacula roseata) [version 1] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017): Blossom-headed Parakeet ( Psittacula roseata) [version 1] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017): Blossom-headed Parakeet ( Psittacula roseata) [version 1] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018): Blossom-headed Parakeet ( Psittacula roseata) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 1.0: Blossom-headed Parakeet ( Psittacula roseata) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 1.1: Blossom-headed Parakeet ( Psittacula roseata) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 1.5: Blossom-headed Parakeet ( Psittacula roseata) [version 1] |
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| IOC World Bird Names, version 1.7: Blossom-headed Parakeet ( Psittacula roseata) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.0: Blossom-headed Parakeet ( Psittacula roseata) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.1: Blossom-headed Parakeet ( Psittacula roseata) [version 1] |
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| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.6: Blossom-headed Parakeet ( Psittacula roseata) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.7: Blossom-headed Parakeet ( Psittacula roseata) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.8: Blossom-headed Parakeet ( Psittacula roseata) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.9: Blossom-headed Parakeet ( Psittacula roseata) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.10: Blossom-headed Parakeet ( Psittacula roseata) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.11: Blossom-headed Parakeet ( Psittacula roseata) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.1: Blossom-headed Parakeet ( Psittacula roseata) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.2: Blossom-headed Parakeet ( Psittacula roseata) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.3: Blossom-headed Parakeet ( Psittacula roseata) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.4: Blossom-headed Parakeet ( Psittacula roseata) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.5: Blossom-headed Parakeet ( Psittacula roseata) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.1: Blossom-headed Parakeet ( Psittacula roseata) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.2: Blossom-headed Parakeet ( Psittacula roseata) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.3: Blossom-headed Parakeet ( Psittacula roseata) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.4: Blossom-headed Parakeet ( Psittacula roseata) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.1: Blossom-headed Parakeet ( Psittacula roseata) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.2: Blossom-headed Parakeet ( Psittacula roseata) [version 1] |
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| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.4: Blossom-headed Parakeet ( Psittacula roseata) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.1: Blossom-headed Parakeet ( Psittacula roseata) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.2: Blossom-headed Parakeet ( Psittacula roseata) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.3: Blossom-headed Parakeet ( Psittacula roseata) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.4: Blossom-headed Parakeet ( Psittacula roseata) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 7.1: Blossom-headed Parakeet ( Psittacula roseata) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 7.2: Blossom-headed Parakeet ( Psittacula roseata) [version 1] |
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| IOC World Bird Names, version 8.1: Blossom-headed Parakeet ( Psittacula roseata) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 8.2: Blossom-headed Parakeet ( Psittacula roseata) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 9.1: Blossom-headed Parakeet ( Psittacula roseata) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 9.2: Blossom-headed Parakeet ( Psittacula roseata) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 10.1: Blossom-headed Parakeet ( Psittacula roseata) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 10.2: Blossom-headed Parakeet ( Psittacula roseata) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 11.1: Blossom-headed Parakeet ( Psittacula roseata) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 11.2: Blossom-headed Parakeet ( Psittacula roseata) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 12.1: Blossom-headed Parakeet ( Psittacula roseata) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 12.2: Blossom-headed Parakeet ( Psittacula roseata) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 13.1: Blossom-headed Parakeet ( Psittacula roseata) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 13.2: Blossom-headed Parakeet ( Psittacula roseata) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 14.1: Blossom-headed Parakeet ( Psittacula roseata) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 14.2: Blossom-headed Parakeet ( Psittacula roseata) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 15.1: Blossom-headed Parakeet ( Psittacula roseata) [version 1] |
| Morony, Bock and Farrand: Blossom-headed Parakeet ( Psittacula roseata) [version 1] |
| Oriental Bird Club: Blossom-headed Parakeet ( Psittacula roseata) [version 1] |
| Sibley and Monroe (1993): Blossom-headed Parakeet ( Psittacula roseata) [version 1] |
| Sibley and Monroe (1993, including corrections up to 1998): Blossom-headed Parakeet ( Psittacula roseata) [version 1] |
| Sibley and Monroe, Birds of the World Version 2.0: Blossom-headed Parakeet ( Psittacula roseata) [version 1] |
| Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Psittacula roseata [version 1] |
| Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Psittacula roseata [version 1] |
Taxonomic status:
Species status: full species
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Other synonyms
See also the taxonomic synonyms table.
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
Esperanto: rozkapa papago
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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