Rose-ringed Parakeet
Psittacula krameri
Central European populations derive from escaped or released cage birds and have been established in mild cities for decades. Only males bear the black-and-pink neck ring that gives the species its name; in the evening the birds often gather noisily at communal roost trees.
- Group
- Parakeets
- Photos
- 2
- Taken
- 2024
Profile: Rose-ringed Parakeet
- Family
- Old World parrots (Psittaculidae)
- Size
- approx. 37–43 cm (including long tail)
- Weight
- approx. 100–140 g
- Habitat
- Native to Africa and South Asia; in Central Europe found in parks, cemeteries and tree-rich urban districts, especially along the Rhine.
- Diet
- Purely plant-based: fruit, seeds, buds, flowers and green plant parts, plus grain taken readily at bird feeders.
- When to see
- Resident and non-migratory; the naturalised populations can be seen all year and breed in holes in old deciduous trees.
Learn more: Wikipedia · NABU (German)