Exotic Animals > Indian Ring Neck ParrotIndian Ring Neck ParrotPsittacula krameriINTRODUCED ORIGIN: India. HABITAT: Sparsely wooded landscapes. The birds will also visit cereal and crop fields in search of food. BREEDING: 3-6 white eggs are laid and are incubated by the female for around 23 days. Young immerge from the nest 6-7 weeks after hatching. Newly hatched chicks are bald except for a few thread like feathers. Both parents feed the young. FOOD: Grains, seeds and vegetation. VOICE: A very loud piercing series of shrieks. GENERAL: Due to captive breeding there are now many combinations of colours of feathers in this species. The neck ring appears on the male birds only and grows in at around 2-3 years of age. The upper beak is red, and legs and feet are light grey. Feathers appear very slick and well formed. |
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