Red-breasted parakeet
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Psittacula alexandri

The red-breasted parakeet (Psittacula alexandri ) is among the more widespread species of the genus and is the species which has the most geographical variations. It is easily identified by the large red patch on its breast. An alternative name is the moustached parakeet depending on subspecies. Most of the subspecies are confined to minuscule islands or a cluster of islands in Indonesia. One subspecies occurs in the Andaman islands, and one subspecies occurs in continental Southeast Asia and partly extending to northeastern parts of South Asia along the foothills of the Himalayas. Some of the island races may be threatened by the wild bird trade. The nominate race, which occurs in Java, is close to extinction.

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Feral populations of this species have now established themselves in cities like Mumbai and small numbers occur in other cities such as Chennai and Bangalore in India.

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Red-breasted parakeet habitat map
Red-breasted parakeet
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References

1. Red-breasted parakeet Wikipedia article - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Red-breasted_parakeet
2. Red-breasted parakeet on The IUCN Red List site - https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/22685505/111371703
3. Xeno-canto bird call - https://xeno-canto.org/611152

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