Psittacula krameri (Scopoli, 1769).

Length 41 cm including the 25 cm tail. A bright green parakeet with a deeply hooked dark red bill and long slender tail; the male has a rose-pink collar on the back of the neck and a black throat. The Ring-necked Parakeet lives in gardens, cultivation, and open areas with deciduous trees. It feeds on seeds and fruits such as dates and mangos. It nests in holes in trees that it enlarges itself as necessary. The 3-4 eggs are laid and incubated for 22 days. This bird was introduced from India at the beginning of the twentieth century and is scarce and localized in Egypt, where it is found sporadically in the Nile Delta and Suez Canal Zone; it is not uncommon in Giza. Its natural range is India and parts of sub-Saharan Africa but has been introduced to many parts of the world including Europe.