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The Malabar Parakeet also known as the Blue-winged Parakeet, is endemic to the Western Ghats of southern India. The species is evolutionarily close to Layard's parakeet (Psittacula calthropae) endemic to Sri Lanka.
They breed in the dry season after the northeast Monsoon and the chicks fledge before the southwest Monsoon in June. They nest in holes in trees, especially old woodpecker and barbet nests. The birds begin breeding in December and eggs are laid in December and January. The usual clutch was 4 eggs which hatch after about 23 days. The female initially broods with the male bringing food and later the male takes over. The chicks fledge in about a month and leave the nest. Chicks are sometimes trapped for trade.
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