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Lord Derby's parakeet

Psittacula derbiana (Fraser, 1852)

LCLeast Concernparrots

The lord derby's parakeet (Psittacula derbiana) is a species in the family Psittaculidae, order Psittaciformes. Recorded adults weigh about 251 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.

Lord Derby's parakeet (Psittacula derbiana)
Photo: 維基小霸王 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Quick facts about the lord derby's parakeet

Weight
251 gsrc for Weight
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Diet
Omnivoresrc for Diet
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
forestsrc for Habitat
Young per litter or clutch
Not recorded
Lifestyle
Perchingsrc for Lifestyle
Migration
Sedentarysrc for Migration
Conservation status
Least Concern (IUCN)src for Conservation status
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the lord derby's parakeet live?

Not recorded

What is the lord derby's parakeet?

Quoted from WikipediaCC BY-SA 4.0

Lord Derby's parakeet (Psittacula derbiana), also known as Derbyan parakeet, is a parrot species, which is confined to a small pocket of moist evergreen forest in the hills and mountains of the Indian states of Arunachal Pradesh and Assam, and adjoining parts of Tibet, Sichuan and Yunnan in China. The species suffers from cutting of old trees (important for nesting sites) and poaching for the illegal wildlife trade. In 2011, its status was updated from least concern to near threatened on the IUCN Red List. The adult male and female are easily distinguished because they have different beak colours and slightly different plumage.

The name of this bird commemorates Edward Stanley, 13th Earl of Derby.

Lord Derby's parakeets feed on fruits, berries, seeds, and leaf buds, occasionally foraging in gardens and fields.

From the Wikipedia article “Lord Derby's parakeet” (en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Lord_Derby%27s_parakeet&oldid=1379535740), by Wikipedia contributors, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0). This block is kept separate from our own text.

Is the lord derby's parakeet endangered?

The lord derby's parakeet is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List: it is not currently at risk of extinction.

  1. LCLeast Concern
  2. NTNear Threatened
  3. VUVulnerable
  4. ENEndangered
  5. CRCritically Endangered
  6. EWExtinct in the Wild
  7. EXExtinct

Category via Wikidata (CC0). Find the full assessment on the IUCN Red List. See all Least Concern species. What the categories mean.

How is the lord derby's parakeet classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classAves
  4. orderPsittaciformes
  5. familyPsittaculidae
  6. genusPsittacula
  7. SpeciesPsittacula derbiana (Fraser, 1852)

Synonyms Palacornis derbianus, Palacornis salvaderii, Palaeornis derbianus, Palaeornis derbyanus, Palaeornis salvadorii

Other names and names in other languages (40)
  • Derbyan parakeetEnglish
  • درة ديربيانArabic
  • ببغاء ديربيانArabic
  • ببغاء اللورد ديربيArabic
  • Дарбиев александърBulgarian
  • alexandr čínskýCzech
  • paracît Arglwydd DerbyWelsh
  • KinaparakitDanish
  • ChinasittichGerman
  • China-SittichGerman
  • ĉinia papagoEsperanto
  • Cotorra de DerbySpanish
  • tiibeti habepapagoiEstonian
  • tiibetinkaijaFinnish
  • Perruche de DerbyFrench
  • ljubičastoprsa aleksandraCroatian
  • fenyőpapagájHungarian
  • tibeti szakállaspapagájHungarian
  • Parrocchetto di DerbyItalian
  • オオダルマインコJapanese
  • kininė žieduotoji papūgaLithuanian
  • Derbijas papagailisLatvian
  • Китай шӓргӓшӓн попугайWestern Mari
  • Lord Derby's ParkietDutch
  • lavendelparakittNorwegian
  • aleksandretta chińskaPolish
  • کالی گانی والا طوطاWestern Panjabi
  • periquito-da-chinaPortuguese
  • periquito-de-derbyPortuguese
  • Китайский кольчатый попугайRussian
  • alexander fúzatýSlovak
  • Kineski aleksandarSerbian
  • derbyparakitSwedish
  • lavendelparakitSwedish
  • Lord Derby Yeşil PapağanıTurkish
  • папуга китайськийUkrainian
  • папужець китайськийUkrainian
  • 大紫胸鹦鹉Chinese
  • 大緋胸鸚鵡Chinese
  • 大紫胸鹦鹉/绯胸鹦鹉Chinese

Catalogue of LifeWikipediaiNaturalistWikidataIUCN Red List

Relatives of the lord derby's parakeet

Other species in the same genus Psittacula.

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Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

How big is the lord derby's parakeet?

An adult lord derby's parakeet weighs 251 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

Is the lord derby's parakeet endangered?

The lord derby's parakeet is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List, meaning it is not currently at risk of extinction.

What kind of animal is the lord derby's parakeet?

The lord derby's parakeet (Psittacula derbiana) belongs to the family Psittaculidae in the order Psittaciformes.

Sources and how to cite this page

Data as of 2026-11-11. How this page is put together.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Lord Derby's parakeet (Psittacula derbiana). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/lord-derbys-parakeet

MLA

“Lord Derby's parakeet (Psittacula derbiana).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/lord-derbys-parakeet.

BibTeX
@misc{lord_derbys_parakeet_2026,
  title = {Lord Derby's parakeet (Psittacula derbiana)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/lord-derbys-parakeet},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}