Colourful birds on the Rhine and Neckar:
Three parrot species have long since become native to Germany.

An overview
By Dr. Dirk Asendorpf • Illustration: Matthias Holz
19/2026 Updated on May 6, 2026, 9:38 am

Number one: Halsbandsittich
Psittacula krameri
- Black-pink ribbon up to the neck (male).
- The females are monochrome green.
- Around the Rhine from Düsseldorf to Speyer and in Heidelberg
- Origin: South Asia
- has been breeding in Germany since 1969
- Population in Germany: approx. 25,000
- Body length*: approx. 40 cm
- Weight: approx. 130 g
- Life expectancy at liberty up to 20 years
- Nutrition: buds and flowers, fruits, seeds and grains

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Sources:
- AG Papageienmonitoring
- Freundeskreis Stuttgarter Amazonen e. V.
- Industrieverband Heimtierbedarf
- Bundesministerium für Landwirtschaft
- Ernährung und Heimat

Read more about number two and number three:
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