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Nicobar Parakeet

Conservation status

Near Threatened
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Psittaciformes
Family: Psittacidae
Genus: Psittacula
Species: P. caniceps
Binomial name
Psittacula caniceps
(Blyth, 1846)

The Nicobar Parakeet, Psittacula caniceps also known as Blyth's Parakeet is a parrot confined to the Nicobar Islands of the Indian Ocean. At 60 cm, it is the largest of the "true parakeets" in terms of length.

The Nicobar Parakeet is classified as Near Threatened by the IUCN. Very little is actually known about its ecology and conservation status.

References

* BirdLife International (2004). Psittacula caniceps. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN 2006. Retrieved on 11 May 2006. Database entry includes a brief justification of why this species is near threatened

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