https://doi.org/10.4081/rio.2024.807
Intersex plumage in Plum-headed Parakeet (Psittacula cyanocephala)
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This note reports the first documented case of intersex plumage in a Plum-headed Parakeet from India.
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Choudhary, R., Sharma, V., Jangir, D. K., & Dutta, S. (2024). Intersex plumage in Plum-headed Parakeet (<i>Psittacula cyanocephala</i>). Rivista Italiana Di Ornitologia. https://doi.org/10.4081/rio.2024.807
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