Rose-ringed parakeet

Psittacula krameri · Psittacidae

The rose-ringed parakeet, also known as the ring-necked parakeet, or colloquially as the Indian Ringneck, is a medium-sized parrot in the genus Psittacula, of the family Psittaculidae. It has a disjunct native range in tropical northern Africa and the Indian subcontinent, and is now introduced into many other parts of the world where populations have established themselves having been bred for the exotic pet trade and then escaped.

Where the Rose-ringed parakeet lives

Recorded in India and Sri Lanka (Asia and Europe).

Introduced, not native, in United Kingdom, Belgium, Netherlands, Israel, France, Spain and Germany.

Most records fall in Zuid-Holland, Noord-Holland, Antwerp, Utrecht, Flemish Brabant and Brussels.

See the Rose-ringed parakeet’s range on the globe

Conservation status

Least concern (LC). Not at risk: it is doing well in the wild. Categories are the IUCN Red List as republished by GBIF.

Sources

The range is a density of 1,956,799 georeferenced GBIF records, not an expert-drawn map. Description from Wikipedia.