Emerald-collared Parakeet (Nicopsitta calthrapae)

Emerald-collared Parakeet Nicopsitta calthrapae

Current view: Data table and detailed info

Taxonomy

Taxonomic note
Psittacula calthrapae (del Hoyo and Collar 2014) was previously listed as P. calthropae.

Taxonomic source(s)
del Hoyo, J., Collar, N.J., Christie, D.A., Elliott, A. and Fishpool, L.D.C. 2014. HBW and BirdLife International Illustrated Checklist of the Birds of the World. Lynx Edicions BirdLife International, Barcelona, Spain and Cambridge, UK.
del Hoyo, J.; Collar, N. J.; Christie, D. A.; Elliott, A.; Fishpool, L. D. C. 2014. HBW and BirdLife International Illustrated Checklist of the Birds of the World. Barcelona, Spain and Cambridge UK: Lynx Edicions and BirdLife International.

IUCN Red List criteria met and history

Red List criteria met

Critically Endangered	Endangered	Vulnerable
-	-	-

Red List history

Year	Category	Criteria
2016	Least Concern
2012	Least Concern
2009	Least Concern
2008	Least Concern
2004	Least Concern
2000	Lower Risk/Least Concern
1994	Lower Risk/Least Concern
1988	Lower Risk/Least Concern

Species attributes

Migratory status	not a migrant	Forest dependency	medium
Land-mass type		Average mass	-

Range

	Estimate	Data quality
Extent of Occurrence (breeding/resident)	23,800 km²
Severely fragmented?	no	-

Population

	Estimate	Data quality	Derivation	Year of estimate
Population size	unknown	-	-	-
Population trend	decreasing	-	suspected	-
Generation length	7.5 years	-	-	-

Population justification: The global population size has not been quantified, but the species is reported to be locally common (del Hoyo et al. 1997).

Trend justification: The population is suspected to be in decline owing to ongoing habitat destruction.

Country/territory distribution

Country/Territory	Presence	Origin	Resident	Breeding visitor	Non-breeding visitor	Passage migrant
Sri Lanka	extant	native	yes

Important Bird and Biodiversity Areas (IBA)

Country/Territory	IBA Name
Sri Lanka	Ayagama
Sri Lanka	Bambarabotuwa
Sri Lanka	Delgoda / Kudumiriya / Kobahadukanda
Sri Lanka	Dellawa / Diyadawa
Sri Lanka	Delwela / Panilkanda / Walankanda
Sri Lanka	Gilimale-Eratna
Sri Lanka	Haputale
Sri Lanka	Kalugala
Sri Lanka	Kithulgala
Sri Lanka	Knuckles Range (Knuckles IBA)
Sri Lanka	Kombala-Kottawa
Sri Lanka	Malambure
Sri Lanka	Morapitiya-Runakanda
Sri Lanka	Morningside and Handapan Ella Plains (Sinharaja IBA)
Sri Lanka	Nakiyadeniya / Kanneliya / Dediyagala
Sri Lanka	Neugalkanda
Sri Lanka	Peak Wilderness Sanctuary
Sri Lanka	Rammalkanda
Sri Lanka	Udawattakele

Habitats & altitude

Habitat (level 1)	Habitat (level 2)	Importance	Occurrence
Forest	Subtropical/Tropical Moist Lowland	suitable	resident
Forest	Subtropical/Tropical Moist Montane	suitable	resident
Altitude	0 - 2000 m	Occasional altitudinal limits

Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Species factsheet: Emerald-collared Parakeet Nicopsitta calthrapae. Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/species/factsheet/emerald-collared-parakeet-nicopsitta-calthrapae on 23/11/2024.
Recommended citation for factsheets for more than one species: BirdLife International (2024) IUCN Red List for birds. Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/species/search on 23/11/2024.