Fig 1 : Long-tailed Parakeet - male and female
Fig 2 : Long-tailed Parakeet - male and
female
Fig 3 : Long-tailed Parakeet - male and female
Fig 4 : Rose-ringed Parakeet (Ring-necked Parakeet) - female
Fig 5 : Red-breasted Parakeet - male
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Figs 1 to 3 :
Long-tailed Parakeet
- male and female
Psittacula longicauda
Location : Portsdown, Singapore
Habitat : Wooded, residential area
Notes : This courting pair frequented the highest branch of a dead Acacia
for many days. The male is particularly impressive with his long tail and
brightly patterned plumage. Courtship involved each parakeet rubbing its
head against the chest of the other in a circular motion, followed by mutual
pecking and 'kissing', prior to copulation.
Fig 4 :
Rose-ringed Parakeet (Ring-necked Parakeet) -
female
Psittacula krameri
Location : Portsdown, Singapore (introduced)
Habitat : Wooded, residential area
Fig 5 :
Red-breasted Parakeet - male
Psittacula alexandri
Location : Portsdown, Singapore (introduced)
Habitat : Wooded, residential area
Notes : This male was observed eating the flowers of a Rain Tree Samanea
saman.
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