Parakeets & Lorikeets

Rose-ringed Parakeets (Psittacula krameri) – Two chicks poking their heads out of nest hole in a Pare Mara tree on Gregorys Road, Colombo 7. (1,2)

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Rose-ringed Parakeet (Psittacula krameri) - Sharing a rice meal with a Palm Squirrel. (1,2)

Plum-headed Parakeet (Psittacula cyanocephala) - Male has a plum-coloured head, a green and black collar, a dark red patch and a blue tail. The female has a grey head and a yellow collar. Both sexes have yellow bills. (1,2)

Layard's Parakeet (Psittacula calthropae). Endemic - The male has a red and black beak with a black collar turning deep green at the back. Female has black bill and no collar. (1,2)

Sri Lanka Hanging Parrot (Loriculus beryllinus) - This is a lorikeet which is smaller than the parakeet species of Sri Lanka, and about the size of a sparrow. The name derives from its habit of hanging upside down, like a bat, when resting. (1,2)

Layard's Parakeet (Psittacula calthropae). Endemic - Male on a tree trunk showing all his colours. (1,2)

Sri Lanka Hanging Parrot (Loriculus beryllinus). (1,2)

Layard's Parakeet (Psittacula calthropae). Endemic - A male and a juvenile. Found in wooded areas in hills and nearby lowlands.

Sri Lanka Hanging Parrot (Loriculus beryllinus)

Layard's Parakeet (Psittacula calthropae). Endemic - Female Feeding young in a large nesting hole. (1,2)

Plum-headed Parakeet (Psittacula cyanocephala) - The male at bottom right has the plum-coloured head, the female's is grey. (1,2)

Plum-headed Parakeet (Psittacula cyanocephala) - The male at bottom right has the plum-coloured head, the female's is grey. (1,2)

Plum-headed Parakeet (Psittacula cyanocephela)

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Rose-ringed Parakeet (Psittacula krameri)

Plum-headed Parakeet (Psittacula cyanocephala)

Layard's Parakeet (Psittacula calthropae). Endemic

Rose-ringed Parakeets (Psittacula krameri)

Sri Lanka Hanging Parrot (Loriculus beryllinus)

Layard's Parakeet (Psittacula calthropae). Endemic

Sri Lanka Hanging Parrot (Loriculus beryllinus). (1,2)

Layard's Parakeet (Psittacula calthropae). Endemic

Sri Lanka Hanging Parrot (Loriculus beryllinus)

Layard's Parakeet (Psittacula calthropae). Endemic

Plum-headed Parakeet (Psittacula cyanocephala)

Plum-headed Parakeet (Psittacula cyanocephala)

Plum-headed Parakeet (Psittacula cyanocephela)

Sri Lanka. So much more than you can see in a lifetime.

Bird References
1. Harrison J. A Field Guide to the Birds of Sri Lanka, 2nd edn. Oxford: Oxford University Press; 2011.
2. Henry G.M. A Guide to the Birds of Sri Lanka, 3rd edn. Colombo: Oxford University Press; 1998.