Blue-winged Parakeet
Photo: Shantanu Kuveskar · CC BY-SA 4.0

Old World Parrots

Blue-winged Parakeet

Psittacula columboides

LCLeast Concern Endemic to India
Family
Old World Parrots (Psittaculidae)
Order
Psittaciformes

Overview

The blue-winged parakeet (Psittacula columboides), also known as the Malabar parakeet, is a species of parakeet endemic to the Western Ghats of southern India. Found in small flocks, they fly rapidly in forest clearings while making screeching calls that differ from those of other parakeet species within their distribution range. Their long blue tails tipped in yellow and the dark wings with blue contrast with the dull grey of their head and body. Adult males and females can be easily told apart from the colour of their beak.

Summary from Wikipedia, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Range and habitat

Southwestern India (Western Ghats).

Range description: AviList Global Avian Checklist.

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Sources and further reading

Last updated September 29, 2026.