Parrots / Parakeets Found in Sri Lanka

Location / Map of Sri Lanka

Other Birds found in Sri Lanka

Below is a listing of parrots / parakeets found in Sri Lanka (Ceylon) – native, introduced or vagrant:

Alexandrine Parakeet (Psittacula eupatria) – Range: India and Sri Lanka to Southeast Asia

Indian Lorikeets (Loriculus vernalis) – Range: South-western India eastwards to Southeast Asia. In Sri Lanka

Layard’s Parakeet (Psittacula calthropae) – Range: Ceylon, Sri Lanka where it is locally common

Plum-headed Parakeets (Psittacula cyanocephala) – Range: Sri Lanka (Ceylon), Rameswaram Island, most of India, Rawalpindi in West Pakistan, Nepal east to Bhutan and West Bengal.

Sri Lanka or Ceylon Hanging Parrot (Loriculus beryllinus) – Range: Sri Lanka (previously known as Ceylon – before 1972)

Vernal Hanging Parrot (Loriculus vernalis) – also known as Indian Hanging Parrot, Indian Lorikeet, Indian Hanging Lorikeet or Green Hanging Parrot – Range: South-western India eastwards to Southeast Asia. In Sri Lanka

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