BLOSSOM HEADED PARAKEET (PSITTACULA CYANOCEPHALA)

SCIENTIFIC CLASSIFICATION: Kingdom : Animalia Phylum : Chordata Class : Aves  Order : Psittaciformes Family : Psittacidae Genus : Psittacula Species : cyanocephala  SCIENTIFIC NAME: PSITTACULA CYANOCEPHALA IMPORTANT FACTS: Length 33 cm Weight 66 – 80 gm Life Span Approximately 15 years Sexual maturity 3 years Incubation period 22 - 24 days Clutch size 4 – 6 eggs

HABITAT   RANGE   DIET IN WILD   DIET IN ZOO Occurs in woodland and farmland and in plains and foothills. RANGE   DIET IN WILD   DIET IN ZOO Pakistan, India, Sri Lanka and Bangladesh DIET IN WILD   DIET IN ZOO Feeds on shrub flowers, wild pomegranate, nectar, grain including sorghum and maize, figs, apricots, red peppers and thistle seeds