{
  "@context": "https://schema.org",
  "@type": "Taxon",
  "slug": "rose-ringed-parakeet",
  "name": "Rose-ringed Parakeet",
  "scientificName": "Psittacula krameri",
  "category": "Bird",
  "summary": "The rose-ringed parakeet (Psittacula krameri), also called the ring-necked parakeet, is a long-tailed green parrot native to a band of Africa south of the Sahara and to South Asia. Escaped and released pets have founded wild populations in many cities, including London, Amsterdam and Brussels. Males have a black and rose-pink neck ring. It is listed as Least Concern, with an increasing population.",
  "sections": [
    {
      "heading": "Native range",
      "body": "In the wild the species lives in two separate areas: a belt of Africa from Senegal east to Ethiopia and Uganda, and South Asia from Pakistan through India to Myanmar. It favours open woodland, savanna edges and farmland, and is a familiar bird of towns in India."
    },
    {
      "heading": "City parrots",
      "body": "Rose-ringed parakeets are popular cage birds, and escapes have established breeding populations in dozens of countries. Large flocks now roost in parks in London, Amsterdam, Brussels and other European cities, surviving cold winters with help from garden bird feeders."
    },
    {
      "heading": "Identification",
      "body": "It is bright green with a long, pointed tail and a deep red hooked bill. Adult males have a narrow black chin stripe that runs into a rose-pink collar; females and young birds lack the ring. The call is a loud, shrill screech, usually given in flight."
    },
    {
      "heading": "Status and impacts",
      "body": "BirdLife International lists the species as Least Concern (2024) with an increasing trend. Where it has been introduced it can compete with native hole-nesting birds and bats for cavities and can damage fruit and grain crops, so it is regarded as invasive in parts of Europe."
    }
  ],
  "faqs": [
    {
      "question": "Why are there parakeets in London?",
      "answer": "They descend from escaped or released pet birds. Since the 1970s the population has grown into thousands of birds that breed in parks and gardens."
    },
    {
      "question": "Are rose-ringed and ring-necked parakeets the same?",
      "answer": "Yes. Both names refer to Psittacula krameri. 'Ring-necked parakeet' is common in Britain and North America."
    },
    {
      "question": "How long do rose-ringed parakeets live?",
      "answer": "Wild lifespans are not well known; the oldest ringed bird in Britain was nearly 9 years old. Pets can live more than 30 years."
    },
    {
      "question": "Can rose-ringed parakeets talk?",
      "answer": "Captive birds can learn to mimic words and sounds, which is one reason they are popular pets."
    }
  ],
  "sourceUpdate": null,
  "evidence": [],
  "conservationStatus": "Least Concern",
  "taxonomy": {
    "kingdom": "Animalia",
    "phylum": "Chordata",
    "class": "Aves",
    "order": "Psittaciformes",
    "family": "Psittaculidae",
    "genus": "Psittacula"
  },
  "stats": {
    "weightKg": 0.12,
    "lengthM": 0.4,
    "topSpeedKmh": 0,
    "lifespanYears": 0
  },
  "facts": [
    {
      "label": "Scientific name",
      "value": "Psittacula krameri"
    },
    {
      "label": "Other name",
      "value": "Ring-necked parakeet"
    },
    {
      "label": "Diet",
      "value": "Seeds, fruit, buds, nectar and grain"
    },
    {
      "label": "Habitat",
      "value": "Light woodland, farmland, parks and gardens"
    },
    {
      "label": "Length",
      "value": "38–42 cm, more than half of it tail"
    },
    {
      "label": "Weight",
      "value": "About 115–140 g"
    },
    {
      "label": "Conservation status",
      "value": "Least Concern (IUCN Red List, assessed 2024)"
    }
  ],
  "range": {
    "nativeRange": "A belt of Africa south of the Sahara from Senegal to Ethiopia and Uganda, and South Asia from Pakistan to Myanmar. Introduced populations live in many cities in Europe, the Middle East and elsewhere.",
    "continents": [
      "Africa",
      "Asia"
    ]
  },
  "sources": [
    {
      "citation": "BirdLife International (2026). Species factsheet: Rose-ringed Parakeet Alexandrinus krameri. BirdLife DataZone. Checked 1 November 2026.",
      "url": "https://datazone.birdlife.org/species/factsheet/rose-ringed-parakeet-alexandrinus-krameri"
    },
    {
      "citation": "Animal Diversity Web: Psittacula krameri. University of Michigan Museum of Zoology.",
      "url": "https://animaldiversity.org/accounts/Psittacula_krameri/"
    },
    {
      "citation": "BTO BirdFacts: Ring-necked Parakeet. British Trust for Ornithology.",
      "url": "https://www.bto.org/learn/about-birds/birdfacts/ring-necked-parakeet"
    },
    {
      "citation": "Tobias, J. A. et al. (2022). AVONET: morphological, ecological and geographical data for all birds. Ecology Letters 25: 581–597. doi:10.1111/ele.13898",
      "url": null
    },
    {
      "citation": "Gill, F., Donsker, D. & Rasmussen, P. (Eds). IOC World Bird List v15.2.",
      "url": "https://www.worldbirdnames.org/new/"
    }
  ],
  "lastReviewed": "2026-07-16",
  "canonicalUrl": "https://globalanimalguide.org/animals/rose-ringed-parakeet/",
  "license": {
    "name": "CC BY-NC 4.0",
    "url": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/",
    "attribution": "Global Animal Guide — https://globalanimalguide.org/animals/rose-ringed-parakeet/",
    "note": "Free to reuse for non-commercial purposes with attribution and a link back to the canonical page."
  }
}