AnimalsThe rose-ringed parakeet is the bright green parrot seen across India. Males have a black and rose-pink ring round the neck. It is noisy, flies fast in flocks, and can learn to copy speech.
Quick facts
- Scientific name
- Psittacula krameri
- Group
- Birds
- Diet
- Herbivore (eats plants)
- Lives in
- Africa and South Asia
- Habitat
- Woodland, farmland and cities
- A young one is called
- chick
- A group is called
- flock or pandemonium
- Conservation status
- Least Concern
How it is classified
Scientists sort living things into groups within groups. Reading down, each step is a smaller group, ending with the species itself.
- Kingdom Animalia
- Phylum Chordata
- Class Aves
- Order Psittaciformes
- Family Psittacidae
- Genus Psittacula
- Species Psittacula krameri
Classification follows the GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Other reference works arrange some groups differently. How classification works.
Is it in danger?
The rose-ringed parakeet is listed as Least Concern. The species is widespread or numerous enough that it is not considered at risk of extinction at present.
This is the IUCN Red List category as recorded in Wikidata on 11 November 2026. The IUCN Red List itself is the authority and may carry a newer assessment. What the categories mean.