The Alexandrine parakeet is one of the larger Asian parrots, about 60 cms long, over half of which is the tail! This bird also has distinctive maroon-coloured shoulder patches. Only the mature male bird has the distinctive pink colour around the back of its neck and a black stripe across the front of its neck. Very large, strong and destructive beak with deep red upper mandible.
There are 5 different subspecies of Alexandrine parakeet, which all vary slightly in colour. |
