Rose-ringed Parakeet
Rose-ringed Parakeet: Large, green parakeet with pale red ring around neck, black moustache stripe, pale blue nape, red eye-ring and bill. Tail is long, slender, green with blue central feathers. Legs and feet are gray. Established in Miami. Feeds on buds, fruit, vegetables, nuts, berries and seeds.
● Song:
"kee-ah"
● Foraging & Feeding:
Rose-ringed Parakeet: Eats fruits, seeds, berries, and flowers; travels in large noisy flocks of 50 to several thousand birds when foraging.
● Breeding & nesting:
Rose-ringed Parakeet: Lays two to six white eggs in a tree cavity or crevice; up to six pairs have been recorded nesting in the same tree. Female incubates eggs for 22 to 24 days while fed by the male; young fledge when about 2 months old.
● Similar species:
Rose-ringed Parakeet: None in range.
● Range & Habitat:
Rose-ringed Parakeet: Most widespread parrot in the Old World, found across Africa, India, and south Asia. Populations of escaped birds are established in Miami, Florida, and Los Angeles, California. Found in nearly all types of lowland habitat from forests to farms, marshes and grasslands.