Indian Ringnecks

Indian Ringnecks are the rose-ringed parakeet, native to India and parts of Africa, kept widely as pets and now established as a feral bird in many European cities including London, Brussels and Madrid. Articles look at the bright green wild type and the colour mutations bred in captivity, the difference between a male with its distinctive neck ring and a female without one, the breed’s reputation for nipping during the bluffing teenage stage and the long lifespan of twenty-five to thirty years that makes it a serious commitment. There are also notes on diet, cage size and the legal restrictions in some countries.