Long-tailed Parakeet (Psittacula longicauda)

The Long-tailed Parakeet (Psittacula longicauda) is an elegant Psittacula found in South-east Asia.  My views of them in Taiping Lake Gardens were from a distance so I have to use a close-up from Wikipedia.

Lgtl PktAnd here’s some of my shots of the parakeets in flight.  I think the ones with the shorter tails are juveniles.

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IMG_0984They have a large range throughout the regions of Andaman islands, Nicobar islands, Sumatra, Borneo and Peninsular Malaysia (including Singapore).  The easiest places to find them are Taiping Lake Gardens (blue dot) and occasionally Taman Negara in Malaysia and Singapore.

LongtailPktLEARN MORE ABOUT LONG-TAILED PARAKEETS

Wikipedia

World Parrot Trust

Birdlife

Malaysian Birds

VIDEOS

Parakeets courting.

Eating out in Singapore.