Intermediate_parakeet
Intermediate parakeet
Species of bird
The intermediate parakeet (Psittacula intermedia) or Rothschild's parakeet was a kind of parakeet reported from the sub-Himalayan region of India and was described on the basis of about seven undated specimens. Similar individuals have been noted in captivity and the type specimen is now believed to be a hybrid between Psittacula himalayana and Psittacula cyanocephala. More recent captive specimens that appeared similar were found to be hybrids produced by crosses between Psittacula krameri and Psittacula cyanocephala. An analysis of the characters of the specimens suggests that the originally described P. intermedia was a hybrid between P. cyanocephala x P. himalayana.[1][5]
This taxon may be invalid (Psittacula intermedia is either a nomen dubium, a synonym for Trichoglossus haematodus subsp. intermedius and/or Psittacula cyanocephala, and/or a hybrid). |