Sunday, July 13, 2008

INDIAN PARAKEET (4)

Psittacula himalayana . This is called INDIAN SLATY HEADED PARAKEET . Apparently there are no differences in these two birds, but they belong to two different species but in same genus. According to THE WILD LIFE (PROTECTION ) ACT, 1972 OF INDIA, keeping , rareing and trading of any indegenous birds of INDIA is strictly prohibited by legaly. The PARAKEET family is in the schedule IV ( see section 2,8,9,11,and 61) of THE WILD LIFE ( PROTECTION ) ACT 1972.

This is INDIAN GREY HEADED PARAKEET . Psittacula finschii .

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