Chinese ringed parrot [1] ( lat. Psittacula derbiana ) is a bird of the parrot family.
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| No rank : | Bilateral symmetric |
| View: | Chinese ringed parrot |
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| International Scientific Name |
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Psittacula derbiana ( Fraser , 1852 ) |
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Close to VulnerabilityIUCN 3.1 Near Threatened : 22685500 |
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Body length 40-50 cm, tail 28 cm. The main color of the plumage is green. The forehead and bridle are black, the top of the head is bluish-black. From the bottom of the beak on the sides of the head - a wide black stripe. The neck and chest are blue-gray. The tail feathers are blue-gray from above, blue-green from below. In the male, the upper part of the beak is red, the black mandible. In females, the entire beak is black.
It is found in southwestern China, including southeastern Tibet , and adjacent areas of northeastern India.
It is inhabited by high rainforest and wooded areas of highlands to an altitude of 4000 m above sea level. Keep in small flocks or family groups. They feed on seeds, fruits, nuts and vegetative parts of plants.
A parrot can imitate conversational speech very well by inserting various words into a general conversation. His thick tongue is very mobile, and thanks to this he can reproduce the sounds of human speech. They have a good ear and a great memory, so they learn various tricks well and quickly and memorize various words.
- ↑ Boehme RL , Flint V. Ye. The five-language dictionary of animal names. Birds. Latin, Russian, English, German, French / Under total. ed. Acad. V.E. Sokolova . - M .: Rus. lang, "RUSSO", 1994. - p. 127. - 2030 copies. - ISBN 5-200-00643-0 .
