Malabar Parakeet or Blue-winged Parakeet (Psittacula columboides) is a striking green parakeet and is restricted to the forests of India’s Western Gha

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Malabar Parakeet or Blue-winged Parakeet (Psittacula columboides) is a striking green parakeet and is restricted to the forests of India’s Western Ghats. Bluish-gray male has a bright red upper bill and a black-and-blue collar. The greener female has an all-dark bill and a weaker black collar. Both sexes have blue in the wings and tail, though male’s is more prominent. Gives harsh, buzzy, high-pitched screeching, often as the birds shoot overhead. Favors forest and forest edge.

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Location: Thattekad
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