Layard's Parakeet

Psittacula calthrapae

Least Concern

Aves · Psittaciformes · Psittacidae

About

Layard's parakeet or the emerald-collared parakeet, 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.

Fun Fact

Layard's parakeet is a green parrot, 29 cm (11 in) long including a tail up to 13 cm (5.

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Threats

Habitat Change
Human Disturbance