Psittacula derbiana (Fraser, 1852) - Lord Derby's Parakeet

Subspecies in India

This species is listed as Near Threatened in the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species (https://www.iucnredlist.org/)

 

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Psittacula derbiana - Lord Derby's Parakeet



This species is uncommon. It inhabits coniferous and pine-oak forests on the hills in India (mainly in Assam) and China, up to 4,000m. It mostly forages on seeds, crops, insects and leaf buds (BirdLife International 2016).


Conservation Status:

 

 

This species is listed as Near Threatened in the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species (https://www.iucnredlist.org/)

 

 



According to the IUCN Red List assessment, the population of this species is declining, and its current population size is unknown. The threats to its persistence come from habitat disturbance due to logging and capturing for trading (BirdLife International 2016).
 
StateJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecNo date
Andaman and Nicobar Islands
Andhra Pradesh
Arunachal Pradesh2
Assam
Bihar
Chandigarh
Chhattisgarh
Dadra & Nagar Haveli
Daman & Diu
Delhi
Goa
Gujarat
Haryana
Himachal Pradesh
Jammu and Kashmir
Jharkhand
Karnataka
Kerala
Lakshadweep
Madhya Pradesh
Maharashtra
Manipur
Meghalaya
Mizoram
Nagaland
Odisha
Paschimbanga
Pondicherry
Punjab
Rajasthan
Sikkim
Tamil Nadu
Tripura
Uttar Pradesh
Uttarakhand
West Bengal
Total2

Page citation

Anonymous 2024. Psittacula derbiana (Fraser, 1852) – Lord Derby's Parakeet. In Satose, V., A. Bayani, V. Ramachandran, P. Roy, and K. Kunte (Chief Editors). Butterflies of India, v. 2.17. Published by the Indian Foundation for Butterflies. URL: https://www.birdsofindia.org/psittacula-derbiana, accessed 2024/10/04.