Moustached Parakeet Tapestries

A watercolor of a very cute moustached parakeet or red-breasted parakeet. You se the bird from it's side and he is looking at you with his big cute eye.

A watercolor of a very cute moustached parakeet or red-breasted parakeet. You se the bird from it's side and he is looking at you with his big cute eye. He is ready for Christmas wearing a Christmas hat. He sits on a candy cane and there are holly decorations

The red-breasted parakeet (Psittacula alexandri) is among the more widespread species of the genus and is the species which has the most geographical variations. It is easily identified by the large red patch on its breast. An alternative name is the moustached parakeet depending on subspecies. Most of the subspecies are confined to minuscule islands or a cluster of islands in Indonesia. One subspecies occurs in the Andaman islands, and one subspecies occurs in continental Southeast Asia and partly extending to northeastern parts of South Asia along the foothills of the Himalayas. Some of the island races may be threatened by the wild bird trade. The nominate race, which occurs in Java, is close to extinction.