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Red-breasted Parakeet

Psittacula alexandri

Photo by takmeng.wong
Published on Project Noah
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Field Notes

Description:

Distinguished by its red breast and black throat and grey head. Green wings.

Habitat:

Old trees with plenty of holes to nest in

Notes:

This parakeet was plucking pieces of bark off the edge of the tree hole and placing them inside the hole. Decorating?

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Red-breasted Parakeet

Species ID Suggestions

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hookgv
Nesting probably takmeng

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PublishedJune 26, 2011

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