The Grey-headed Parakeet Psittacula finschii is closely related to the Slaty-headed Parakeet which together form a super-species. It occurs from the North-eastern states of India, into Burma, Thailand, Cambodia, Laos and Vietnam.
The binomial of this bird commemorates the German naturalist and explorer Otto Finsch.
Its face is grey/green, and the rest of its head is dull green with faint pale green band below cheeks to hindcrown and its wing are patch absent and has a short tail.
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