Ring-necked/Rose-ringed Parakeet

           Psittacula krameri

 

Male	Female
Also called Indian/African Ring-necked or Rose-ringed Parakeets/Parrots, only the adult male parakeet has the ringed neck after which the species is named: the ring is black at the front and pink on the nape. The female sometimes has a light green shadow ring. Both male and female have large hook-billed beaks, red on the upper part and usually black on the lower part. They have pink eye rings and a thin black line from top of beak (cere) to eye which looks like a frown. The long tails are blue-green on the topside and yellow on the underside.
Female with light green shadow ring	Male with black and pink neck ring
Pair nesting on Hampstead Heath	The heart shape
There are 2 main sub-species: the African Ringnecks (krameri kameri), which are slightly smaller (40 cm length) and the Indian Ringnecks (krameri manillensis, 42 cm). Most feral populations, including that in the UK, are the Indian Ring-necked Parakeets originating from the Indian sub-continent. Ironically, the Indian species is declining rapidly in the wild through trapping for the pet trade while the feral populations globally are increasing.

Female with light green shadow ring	They nest in holes in trees	The salute
The under-tail feathers are yellow, as are the outside tops	Polly sits on an imaginary perch to show her yellow underwings	The male's pink nape band
The V sign	The X shape (males have longer tail than females)	Young male with pink nape band just forming but no black yet

 Links:

Behaviour	The red lower beak	Parakeets in the snow	Confrontation with Magpies	Blue Ring-necked Parakeet	Yellow Ring-necked Parakeet
Alexandrine Parakeet -- UK feral	Monk Parakeet -- UK feral	Index of Parakeets/Parrots