7 thoughts on “Lord Derby’s Parakeet (Psittacula derbiana)”
Not found in present Assam. In Arunachal Pradesh occurs in a small area where there is lot of tree felling owing to development and domestic use. There is no protected area within its range in India
The range map needs updating for this species – it’s severely contracted to what is shown. In Yunnan, bar the single population in the south, it is not found south or west of Lijiang, and not even breeding in large national parks to the north, such as Baima Snow Mountain and Laojunshan – both huge protected areas conserving Yunnan Snub-nosed Monkey (pers obs and discussions with park officials). It is only found on the Tibetan border area (where there are large flocks wintering).
In Tibet, it is only found slightly to the west of Nyinchi (with a non-native population found in Lhasa), not as shown in the map.
It has been recorded in trade in Taiwan (pers obs) and Singapore (Eaton et al 2017) too.
In view of the above comments, its down-listing is not agreeable. In fact, its range in Arunachal Pradesh is a tiny one, NOT large as shown on the map.
Please do not use eBird maps directly as the species is sensitive and exact points wont be visible in the map. Request for sensitive species data from eBird and use those points for plotting the map.
Many thanks to everyone who has contributed to this discussion. We greatly appreciate the time and effort invested in commenting. The window for consultation is now closed and we are unable to accept any more comments until 3 May 2024. We will now analyse and interpret all information, and we will post a preliminary decision on this species’ Red List status on this page on 3 May 2024, when discussions will re-open.
Thank you everyone for your replies regarding the mapping and threats to this species. Your mapping suggestions are being looked over and an updated map is now in progress. However, even with the suggested areas removed, it is still highly unlikely that the range contraction would result in an EOO of less than 20,000 km2, thus not meeting the threshold for Criterion B. Based on available information therefore, our preliminary proposal for the 2024 Red List would be to adopt the proposed classifications outlined in the initial forum discussion.
There is now a period for further comments until the final deadline on 13 May 2024, after which the recommended categorisations will be put forward to IUCN.
The final 2024 Red List categories will be published on the BirdLife and IUCN websites in October 2024, following further checking of information relevant to the assessments by both BirdLife and IUCN.
This parakeet species is associated with the distribution of Pinus merkusii in Anjaw district of Arunachal Pradesh, India , consumes seeds from its cones besides uses them as nesting habitat. These pine forests are prone to forest fires, poor seed years, that affect local populations besides their nesting. Hence, in my opinion the status of the species need not be changed, as for now.
Not found in present Assam. In Arunachal Pradesh occurs in a small area where there is lot of tree felling owing to development and domestic use. There is no protected area within its range in India
The range map needs updating for this species – it’s severely contracted to what is shown. In Yunnan, bar the single population in the south, it is not found south or west of Lijiang, and not even breeding in large national parks to the north, such as Baima Snow Mountain and Laojunshan – both huge protected areas conserving Yunnan Snub-nosed Monkey (pers obs and discussions with park officials). It is only found on the Tibetan border area (where there are large flocks wintering).
In Tibet, it is only found slightly to the west of Nyinchi (with a non-native population found in Lhasa), not as shown in the map.
It has been recorded in trade in Taiwan (pers obs) and Singapore (Eaton et al 2017) too.
In view of the above comments, its down-listing is not agreeable. In fact, its range in Arunachal Pradesh is a tiny one, NOT large as shown on the map.
Threats: Population in India, in the Walong region of Arunachal Pradesh also faces illegal hunting as a threat. See
https://indianbirds.in/pdfs/IB10_5_PraveenETAL_LordDerbysParakeet.pdf
Range map may be updated.
Please do not use eBird maps directly as the species is sensitive and exact points wont be visible in the map. Request for sensitive species data from eBird and use those points for plotting the map.
Many thanks to everyone who has contributed to this discussion. We greatly appreciate the time and effort invested in commenting. The window for consultation is now closed and we are unable to accept any more comments until 3 May 2024. We will now analyse and interpret all information, and we will post a preliminary decision on this species’ Red List status on this page on 3 May 2024, when discussions will re-open.
Preliminary proposal
Thank you everyone for your replies regarding the mapping and threats to this species. Your mapping suggestions are being looked over and an updated map is now in progress. However, even with the suggested areas removed, it is still highly unlikely that the range contraction would result in an EOO of less than 20,000 km2, thus not meeting the threshold for Criterion B. Based on available information therefore, our preliminary proposal for the 2024 Red List would be to adopt the proposed classifications outlined in the initial forum discussion.
There is now a period for further comments until the final deadline on 13 May 2024, after which the recommended categorisations will be put forward to IUCN.
The final 2024 Red List categories will be published on the BirdLife and IUCN websites in October 2024, following further checking of information relevant to the assessments by both BirdLife and IUCN.
This parakeet species is associated with the distribution of Pinus merkusii in Anjaw district of Arunachal Pradesh, India , consumes seeds from its cones besides uses them as nesting habitat. These pine forests are prone to forest fires, poor seed years, that affect local populations besides their nesting. Hence, in my opinion the status of the species need not be changed, as for now.