Lord Derby's Parakeet (Psittacula derbiana)
About the Lord Derby's Parakeet
Lord Derby's parakeet (Psittacula derbiana), also known as Derbyan parakeet, is a parrot species, which is confined to a small pocket of moist evergreen forest in the hills and mountains of the Indian states of Arunachal Pradesh and Assam, and adjoining parts of Tibet, Sichuan and Yunnan in China. The species suffers from cutting of old trees (important for nesting sites) and poaching for the illegal wildlife trade. In 2011, its status was updated from least concern to near threatened on the IUCN Red List. The adult male and female are easily distinguished because they have different beak colours and slightly different plumage. The name of this bird commemorates Edward Stanley, 13th Earl of Derby. Lord Derby's parakeets feed on fruits, berries, seeds, and leaf buds, occasionally foraging in gardens and fields.
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We only publish recordings we may use commercially, because this site is supported by ads. xeno-canto lists 26 recordings for this species: 18 CC BY-NC-SA · 4 CC BY-NC-ND. None of them permits commercial use, so there is no player here — the page is kept as a profile so the bird is not missing from the guide.
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Listed as recorded in China, India, Poland in the xeno-canto catalogue.
Related species you can hear
- Alexandrine ParakeetPsittacula eupatriarecording
- Blue-winged ParakeetPsittacula columboidesrecording
- Rose-ringed ParakeetPsittacula kramerirecording
This species has no recording here yet — these relatives do, so you can hear what the family sounds like.