how many of these would these be ringnecks?

[ambros1a]

i got bored, and typed in parakeet in google images, and came across a couple of strange looking piics, they make me think of ringnecks, but something about them, the beaks maybe, make me think otherwise
this is supposed to be a 'plum head parakeet'


They say this is a blossom head parakeet


woooooow this one is a ringneck, and it caught my attention, ive never seen colouring like this before


ok, last couple... they call these 'echo parakeets' but damn, far as i can see... looks like a ringneck to me lol and some sites even say ringneck with the pics so hmmmmm lol




anywayz, even if no1 knows anything bout these prettys, lol hope yas enjoyed the pics (all of which i ahem, *found* off the google search, and dunno if theyre allowed to be 'borrowed' but not like its for a commercial site, so hope its ok lol)

[*mia*]

I think this is an african ringneck..

[*mia*]

all of them come from the psittacula family so it is because of that you think they look like ringnecks..

[ambros1a]

wow... i cant believe that link is gone already... damn was nice though, im tryna find another pic like it to repost, the whole site is gone

ok, edit, about the only way i can get the pic to search again and copy the tiny image it gives as preview so here it is lol

[*mia*]

if you look at www.psittaculaworld.com can you see diffrent species..

[Donna]

A plum head is a different species altogether. They are not a mutation of an indianringneck. And I think that one pic could be an African ringneck, they are a bit smaller then the Indian. I don't know why they call the last ones echo parakeets, I've never heard them called that before.


Donna

[Lauren]

Yep that site is awsome. I want every psittacula species! They are all different species all together but of the same family (psittacula) IRNs are Psittacula Krameri Krameri. My fave is the Malabar. They are beautiful. The yellow ringneck looks like an african.

The Echo is endangered it is from Mauritius.

[*mia*]

IRNs are psittacula krameri manillensis and psittacula krameri krameri are african ringneck

[*mia*]

there is also this species:

Psittacula krameri parvirostris and Psittacula krameri borealis

[CatsChair]

What beauties! I saw a plum head at the bird show last month!

[Lauren]

All these 'scientific' names are confusing. I'm thinking these birds are called by a million and one names.

[CatsChair]

that is why the scientific names come in handy!

(your resident pointy headed scientist)