Plum-headed Parakeet
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Plum-headed Parakeet

Psittacula cyanocephala

<5% · Rare
overall probability at Yala National Park
44 Verified records at Yala National Park
August Best month highest sighting rate
🌅 Crepuscular When it's active at dawn and dusk

The plum-headed parakeet (Psittacula cyanocephala) is a species of parakeet in the family Psittacidae. It is endemic to the Indian subcontinent and was once thought to be conspecific with the blossom-headed parakeet (P. roseata) before being elevated to a full species. Plum-headed parakeets are found in flocks, the males having a pinkish purple head and the females, a grey head. They fly swiftly with twists and turns accompanied by their distinctive calls. Wikipedia →

<5% of wildlife watchers report a Plum-headed Parakeet sighting in Yala National Park, based on 44 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Yala National Park

Rose-ringed Parakeet

Rose-ringed Parakeet

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Psittacula krameri

70–80% · Very likely
Alexandrine Parakeet

Alexandrine Parakeet

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Psittacula eupatria

10–20% · With luck
Layard's Parakeet

Layard's Parakeet

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Psittacula calthrapae

Insufficient data
Ceylon Hanging-Parrot
LC

Ceylon Hanging-Parrot

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Loriculus beryllinus

<5% · Rare

📅 Monthly Probability

<5
Jan
5–10
Feb
<5
Mar
5–10
Apr
5–10
May
<5
Jun
5–10
Jul
10–20
Aug
<5
Sep
<5
Oct
<5
Nov
5–10
Dec

🌅 When They're Spotted

Most active at dawn and dusk · across all parks (global)

🌅Crepuscular
☀️🌙🌙12am6am12pm6pm12am

Global Distribution

Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.

where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is)  ·  parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Probability
1 Bandhavgarh National Park 🇮🇳 India
60–70%
2 Mudumalai National Park 🇮🇳 India
60–70%
3 Satpura National Park 🇮🇳 India
60–70%
4 Nagarhole National Park 🇮🇳 India
50–60%
5 Jim Corbett National Park 🇮🇳 India
50–60%
6 Ranthambore National Park 🇮🇳 India
50–60%
7 Kanha National Park 🇮🇳 India
50–60%
8 Royal Bardia National Park 🇳🇵 Nepal
50–60%
9 Chitwan National Park 🇳🇵 Nepal
40–50%
10 Bandipur National Park 🇮🇳 India
20–30%
11 Periyar National Park 🇮🇳 India
20–30%
12 Eravikulam National Park 🇮🇳 India
20–30%
13 Sinharaja Forest Reserve 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka
10–20%
14 Keoladeo National Park 🇮🇳 India
5–10%
15 Yala National Park 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka
<5%
16 Minneriya National Park 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka
Insufficient data
17 Langtang National Park 🇳🇵 Nepal
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Plum-headed Parakeet in Yala National Park?

About 4% of wildlife watchers report a Plum-headed Parakeet sighting in Yala National Park, based on 44 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Plum-headed Parakeet in Yala National Park?

August has the highest sighting rate for Plum-headed Parakeet in Yala National Park in our monthly data.

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