Commonly known as the ring-necked or rose-ringed parakeet in reference to the band around the male birds' necks, Psittacula krameri is native to Asia and sub-Saharan Africa. To pinpoint the ancestral ...

These rose-ringed parakeets (Psittacula krameri), originally native to Africa and the Indian subcontinent, have been thriving in cities like Amsterdam, Lisbon, London, and Paris for decades.