The Native Region of Plum-headed Parrots are Indian north to northeastern Pakistan, Sri Lanka , Nepal, Bhutan and Bangladesh. It is a bird of forest areas and open woodland. They like high altitude and they can handle the cold. Populations undergo local movements, driven mainly by the availability of the fruit and blossoms which make up its diet. Plum-headed parakeets are generally easy-going, playful, but fairly quiet. When they are not in the breeding season, plum-headed parakeets interact well with other birds of the same species. They become tame with regular handling and interaction. They make excellent pets, but don't talk.
These parrots are normally 33 cm in length, having life span averages 25 years.
They have a piercing eye with a yellow ring which dilates when excited. The male's head is red, becoming purple-blue on the back of the crown, nape and cheeks. There is a narrow black neck collar and a black chin stripe. There is a red shoulder patch and the rump and tail are bluish-green, the latter tipped white. The upper beak is orangish-yellow, and the lower beak is dark.
The female has a grey head, corn-yellow upper beak and lacks the black neck collar, chin stripe and red shoulder patch. Immature birds have a green head and both upper and lower beaks are yellowish. The different head color and the white tip to the tail distinguish this species from the similar Blossom-headed Parakeet .
Females attain the adult plumage at 15 months; young males attain full adult male plumage at about 30 months, normally they laid 4-5 eggs.
These parrots are normally 33 cm in length, having life span averages 25 years.
They have a piercing eye with a yellow ring which dilates when excited. The male's head is red, becoming purple-blue on the back of the crown, nape and cheeks. There is a narrow black neck collar and a black chin stripe. There is a red shoulder patch and the rump and tail are bluish-green, the latter tipped white. The upper beak is orangish-yellow, and the lower beak is dark.
The female has a grey head, corn-yellow upper beak and lacks the black neck collar, chin stripe and red shoulder patch. Immature birds have a green head and both upper and lower beaks are yellowish. The different head color and the white tip to the tail distinguish this species from the similar Blossom-headed Parakeet .
Females attain the adult plumage at 15 months; young males attain full adult male plumage at about 30 months, normally they laid 4-5 eggs.
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