Plum-headed Parakeet

Where to see

Plum-headed Parakeet

Psittacula cyanocephala

Bandhavgarh National Park leads · 13 parks ranked by real sighting rates

Parks Ranked

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

#ParkCountrySighting
1 Bandhavgarh National Park 🇮🇳 India
~70%
2 Mudumalai National Park 🇮🇳 India
~60%
3 Satpura National Park 🇮🇳 India
~60%
4 Jim Corbett National Park 🇮🇳 India
~60%
5 Nagarhole National Park 🇮🇳 India
~60%
6 Kanha National Park 🇮🇳 India
~50%
7 Ranthambore National Park 🇮🇳 India
~50%
8 Royal Bardia National Park 🇳🇵 Nepal
~50%
9 Chitwan National Park 🇳🇵 Nepal
~50%
10 Gir National Park 🇮🇳 India
~50%
11 Bandipur National Park 🇮🇳 India
~50%
12 Periyar National Park 🇮🇳 India
~30%
13 Udawalawe National Park 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka
~20%

Before you go

Which is the best park to see a Plum-headed Parakeet?

Bandhavgarh National Park

In Bandhavgarh National Park, India, about 70% of wildlife watchers report a Plum-headed Parakeet sighting on a given day, the highest of the 13 parks where we can rate it, from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see a Plum-headed Parakeet?

It depends on the park

In the top parks, the best months are January and October in Bandhavgarh National Park (about 80%), April in Mudumalai National Park (about 80%) and February in Satpura National Park (about 80%), as the share of wildlife watchers who report a Plum-headed Parakeet on a given day. Each park's Plum-headed Parakeet page has the full month-by-month chart.