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Layard's parakeet (Psittacula calthrapae) is a parrot which is a resident endemic breeder in Sri Lanka.The common name of this bird commemorates the British naturalist Edgar Leopold Layard; his first wife, Barbara Anne Calthrop, whom he married in 1845, is commemorated in the specific epithet.
Sri Lanka is a tropical island situated close to the southern tip of India. The bird life of Sri Lanka is very rich for its size and more than 500 species have been recorded. In addition to the many resident birds, a considerable number of migratory species winter in the country to escape their northern breeding grounds.
Ranging from 20 to 22 cm (8–8 3 ⁄ 4 in) long with a 32 cm (12 + 1 ⁄ 2 in) wingspan, the turquoise parrot is a small and slightly built parrot weighing around 40 g (1 + 1 ⁄ 2 oz). Both sexes have predominantly green upperparts and yellow underparts.
Turquoise parrot: N. pulchella (Shaw, 1792) ... 2020 – one species ... Southern Sri Lanka Sangihe hanging parrot: L. catamene Schlegel, 1871:
This is the first new bird species discovered in Sri Lanka since 1868, when the Sri Lanka whistling-thrush (Myophonus blighi) was described. [4] There are some proposals for species level taxonomic revisions, and therefore endemic status in Sri Lanka. [1] The country prefix "Sri Lanka" in common names is normally restricted to endemic species.
Turquoise parrot: Neophema pulchella: 20 000 [106] LC [106] [106] Brown-hooded parrot: Pyrilia haematotis: 20 000 – 49 999 [107] LC [107] [107] Mexican parrotlet ...
Turquoise-winged parrotlets are typically 12 centimetres (4.7 in) long and weigh about 28 grams (0.99 oz). Their bodies are mostly yellow-green; eyes are dark brown and legs and beak are light peach. Turquoise-winged parrotlets are sexually dimorphic : males have bright turquoise feathers on their lower backs and rumps, and have purple-blue ...
Sri Lanka hanging parrot is a bird of open forest. It is strictly arboreal, never descending to the ground. It nests in holes in trees, laying 2–3 eggs.Females are involved in building the nest while males mostly remain close, observing the females.Breeding season includes the first part of the year and sometimes July-september.