Slaty-headed Parakeet (Psittacula himalayana)
About the Slaty-headed Parakeet
The slaty-headed parakeet (Psittacula himalayana) is the only psittacid species to exhibit altitudinal migration. The species' range extends from Pakistan, to Western Himalayas in India through Nepal and Bhutan and up to the Eastern Himalayas in the northeastern Indian state of Arunachal Pradesh. They descend to the valleys in winter, approximately during the last week of October.
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We only publish recordings we may use commercially, because this site is supported by ads. xeno-canto lists 22 recordings for this species: 14 CC BY-NC-ND · 8 CC BY-NC-SA. 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.
As soon as someone uploads a freely licensed recording, we mirror it and the player appears here.
Listed as recorded in India 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.