Malabar Parakeet
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Malabar Parakeet

Psittacula columboides

Endemic
70–80% · Very likely
overall probability at Periyar National Park
702 Verified records at Periyar National Park
September Best month highest sighting rate
🌅 Crepuscular When it's active at dawn and dusk

The blue-winged parakeet (Psittacula columboides), also known as the Malabar parakeet, is a species of parakeet endemic to the Western Ghats of southern India. Found in small flocks, they fly rapidly in forest clearings while making screeching calls that differ from those of other parakeet species within their distribution range. Their long blue tails tipped in yellow and the dark wings with blue contrast with the dull grey of their head and body. Adult males and females can be easily told apart from the colour of their beak. Wikipedia →

70–80% of wildlife watchers report a Malabar Parakeet sighting in Periyar National Park, based on 702 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Periyar National Park

Plum-headed Parakeet

Plum-headed Parakeet

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Psittacula cyanocephala

20–30% · Possible
Rose-ringed Parakeet

Rose-ringed Parakeet

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Psittacula krameri

<5% · Rare
Vernal Hanging Parrot
LC

Vernal Hanging Parrot

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Loriculus vernalis

50–60% · Likely

📅 Monthly Probability

80–90
Jan
70–80
Feb
60–70
Mar
60–70
Apr
80–90
May
80–90
Jun
80–90
Jul
70–80
Aug
80–90
Sep
50–60
Oct
70–80
Nov
50–60
Dec

🌅 When They're Spotted

Most active at dawn and dusk · across all parks (global)

🌅Crepuscular
☀️🌙🌙12am6am12pm6pm12am

Global Distribution

Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.

where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is)  ·  parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Probability
1 Periyar National Park 🇮🇳 India
70–80%
2 Mudumalai National Park 🇮🇳 India
40–50%
3 Nagarhole National Park 🇮🇳 India
30–40%
4 Bandipur National Park 🇮🇳 India
10–20%
5 Eravikulam National Park 🇮🇳 India
5–10%

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Malabar Parakeet in Periyar National Park?

About 76% of wildlife watchers report a Malabar Parakeet sighting in Periyar National Park, based on 702 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Malabar Parakeet in Periyar National Park?

September has the highest sighting rate for Malabar Parakeet in Periyar National Park in our monthly data.

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