Lord Derby’s Parakeet
Psittacula derbiana
- Family
- Old World Parrots (Psittaculidae)
- Order
- Psittaciformes
Overview
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.
Summary from Wikipedia, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Range and habitat
Far southwestern China to southeastern Tibet and northeastern Assam.
Range description: AviList Global Avian Checklist.
Sources and further reading
- Wikipedia: Lord Derby's parakeet
- eBird: sightings, maps and photos
- xeno-canto: sound recordings
- Birds of the World: full species account (subscription)
- BirdLife DataZone: status and threats
- IUCN Red List (threat status)
- AviList global checklist (taxonomy)
Last updated September 29, 2026.
