Psittacula roseata
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In 3 days ~10% in a week ~20%
The blossom-headed parakeet (Psittacula roseata or Himalayapsitta roseata) is a parrot in the family Psittaculidae. It has a lime green body and a pink or bluish grey-head and is found in Southeast Asia. This species is sometimes also referred to as rosy-headed parakeet.
P. roseata is a lime-green parrot, 30 cm (12 in) long with a tail up to 18 cm (7.1 in). It weighs on average 2.9-3.1 oz (85-90 g). The male's head, cheeks, and ears are pink becoming pale blue towards the back of the crown and nape. There is a narrow black neck collar and a black chin stripe. There is a reddish brown shoulder spot on the inner middle wing coverts. Long, central tail feathers are blue and tipped with pale yellow. Side tail feathers are yellow green and tipped with pale yellow. The upper mandible is orange yellow, and the lower mandible is a dark grey. Eyes are pale yellow.
The female P. roseata differs with a pale blue grey head and the black neck collar is instead yellow green. The red shoulder spot is smaller among females, the upper mandible is yellow, and the lower bill is a dark grey. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kaziranga National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 2 | Doi Inthanon National Park | 🇹🇭 Thailand | |
| 3 | Cat Tien National Park | 🇻🇳 Vietnam | |
| 4 | Chitwan National Park | 🇳🇵 Nepal | |
| 5 | Manas National Park | 🇮🇳 India |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Phnom Penh | 🇰🇭 Cambodia | |
| 2 | Bangkok | 🇹🇭 Thailand |
| # | Zoo / Centre | Country | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Loro Parque | 🇪🇸 Spain |
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Blossom-headed Parakeet sighting in Chitwan National Park on a given day, based on 39 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 224th most-seen of the 367 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 10%, and over a week to about 20%, if each day is a fresh chance.
January and February
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Blossom-headed Parakeet in Chitwan National Park on a given day, against under 5% in March to December, the lowest months. Those are among Chitwan National Park's driest months, with about 25 mm of rain a month against 660 mm in July.
Between 1 and 4 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Blossom-headed Parakeet sightings with a recorded time, and about half of them come between 6 pm and 6 am: it is most active around dawn and dusk.
4th of 5
Of the 5 parks where we can rate Blossom-headed Parakeet sightings, Chitwan National Park ranks 4th at under 5%. The best odds are in Kaziranga National Park (India, about 40%), Doi Inthanon National Park (Thailand, about 10%) and Cat Tien National Park (Vietnam, about 10%).
Same genus: Psittacula
The closest relatives of the Blossom-headed Parakeet that you can see in Chitwan National Park (genus Psittacula, Old World Parakeets) are Rose-ringed Parakeet (about 50%), Plum-headed Parakeet (about 50%) and Alexandrine Parakeet (about 50%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Blossom-headed Parakeet is recorded against all the birds logged in Chitwan National Park (39 verified sightings from 2019 to 2026), calibrated against known sighting rates. Figures are rounded to the nearest 10% because citizen-science data supports honest approximations, not decimals, and months with records from fewer than five people show "—". How it works.
