Psittacula eupatria is widespread in South and South-East Asia, ranging from
Pakistan, through most of
India (including the Andaman Islands and Narcondam Island),
Sri Lanka, much of
Nepal,
Bhutan and
Bangladesh (including Cocos Island), into southern and central
Myanmar, central
Thailand, southern and western
Laos, much of
Cambodia and southern
Vietnam (Juniper and Parr 1998). It is noted to show seasonal movements in some parts of its range and nomadism in others. It is described as generally common, but much scarcer in the east of its range, sporadic in southern India and rare in Sri Lanka. Declines are evident in some regions (Juniper and Parr 1998). The species is described as scarce or uncommon in Cambodia (F. Goes
in litt. 2013, T. Gray
in litt. 2013), having been much reduced, and is now only locally common in the north and north-east, although never in large flocks (F. Goes
in litt. 2013). It has been almost extirpated from north-western and south-western Cambodia, and the only site known for the species in the south-east, where it was historically present, may be occupied by a population that originated from cage-birds. The populations in the north and north-east of Cambodia are said to remain healthy and widespread across near-continuous habitat (F. Goes
in litt. 2013). It has almost entirely disappeared from Thailand, with the only remaining individuals in small populations, with all known sites being close to major human settlements, perhaps implying that they originate from escaped cage-birds (P. Round
in litt. 2013). The species is common in Jharkhand, India (S. Prakash
in litt. 2013) and appears to be increasing in Gujarat (I. R. Gadhvi
in litt. 2013). Recent records in Bangladesh are all from Dhaka city and presumably relate to escapes, which are probably breeding there (S. U. Choudhury
in litt. 2013). Two small breeding populations were known to occur in north Bengal; however, recent searches have failed to find them (S. U. Choudhury
in litt. 2013). Overall, the population is suspected to be in on-going decline.
Rights Holder: International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources
Bibliographic Citation: BirdLife International 2014.
Psittacula eupatria. In: IUCN 2014 . IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2014.1 . <
www.iucnredlist.org>
