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Hi everyone,

couldnt put up pictures on this forum due to various reasons, just put them on flickr and the link is below

http://www.flickr.com/photos/cpaani/

thank you ...

Hi dholari

He/she is just beautiful! Is your bird an alexandrine? I was expecting an IRN but the red patch on the wing seems to indicate it's an Alexandrine?

Ellie.

wow, didnt know about that , since you said it now, will try gathering more info.
this is the local variety what we get here in south india and so i assumed IRN.
more work to do now
i was assuming its a boy , you said "she" any particular reason ?

No, I have no idea if you have a boy or a girl... and I could be wrong about the Alexandrine thing... Hopefully someone who is an expert on this can reply.

You can see the red patch on a mature Alexandrine's wing in this picture:
http://www.birdsville.net.au/birds-for- ... exandrine/

Ellie.

awww he\she is totally gorgeous - I'm no expert but I think I agree with Ellie - Looking at his face and the size of his beak - I'd say he looked like an Alex as well

Very very cute xxxx

went thru various posts and wikipedia, yes ellie you are right , its an alexandrine - reminds me of my principal at the convent named alexander and who used to terrify students .. history has it that alexander when he invaded india loved this bird and got thousands of them exported to european countries and it became an object of pride for royals - yes this bird is royal in the sense that it doesnt eat insects ( contrary to other birds) , mine doesnt even pick the dropped food at the bottom of the cage and one post even says they dont move around in the cage - how true - pretty royal - added to this my wife says i pamper him becos he loves eating from my hand and is still not fully weaned ... I am sure it is a boy becos wikipedia had pics of male and female and mine matches the male with lighter colour and rounded head .. the female was darker and had a flatter head .