Lord Derby's parakeet

Lord Derby's parakeet
A pair - male on left and female on right
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Psittaciformes
Family: Psittaculidae
Genus: Psittacula
Species:
P. derbiana
Binomial name
Psittacula derbiana
(Fraser, 1852) [2]

Lord Derby's parakeet (Psittacula derbiana), also known as Derbyan parakeet, is a parrot species,[3] 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.[1] The species suffers from cutting of old trees (important for nesting sites) and poaching for the illegal wildlife trade.[1] In 2011, its status was updated from least concern to near threatened on the IUCN Red List.[1] The adult male and female are easily distinguished because they have different beak colours and slightly different plumage.[1]

The name of this bird commemorates Edward Stanley, 13th Earl of Derby.[citation needed]

Lord Derby's parakeets feed on fruits, berries, seeds, and leaf buds, occasionally foraging in gardens and fields.

  1. ^ a b c d e BirdLife International (2016). "Psittacula derbiana". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T22685500A93076177. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22685500A93076177.en. Retrieved 13 November 2021.
  2. ^ In Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London, 1850, p. 245 and plate Aves XXV, published on 24 Jan 1852 (see Philip Sclater, List of the Dates of Delivery of the Sheets of the 'Proceedings' of the Zoological Society of London, from the commencement in 1830 to 1859 inclusive in Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London, 1893, p. 239).
  3. ^ "Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Psittaciformes (Version 9.022)". zoonomen.net. 31 March 2009.