Malabar Parakeet

Where to see

Malabar Parakeet

Psittacula columboides

Periyar National Park leads · 4 parks ranked by real sighting rates

Parks Ranked

Share of wildlife watchers reporting a Malabar Parakeet during a day in the park, from citizen-science data (GBIF)

#ParkCountrySighting
1 Periyar National Park 🇮🇳 India
~80%
2 Mudumalai National Park 🇮🇳 India
~40%
3 Nagarhole National Park 🇮🇳 India
~30%
4 Bandipur National Park 🇮🇳 India
~20%

Before you go

Which is the best park to see a Malabar Parakeet?

Periyar National Park

In Periyar National Park, India, about 80% of wildlife watchers report a Malabar Parakeet sighting on a given day, the highest of the 4 parks where we can rate it, from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see a Malabar Parakeet?

It depends on the park

In the top parks, the best months are January and September in Periyar National Park (about 90%), August in Mudumalai National Park (about 60%) and February and October in Nagarhole National Park (about 50%), as the share of wildlife watchers who report a Malabar Parakeet on a given day. Each park's Malabar Parakeet page has the full month-by-month chart.