Editing Psittacula (section)

{{Short description|Genus of birds}}
{{Automatic taxobox
| image = Psittacula krameri (pair) -Assam -India-8.jpg
| image_caption = [[Rose-ringed parakeet]]s in Assam, India<br>(''Psittacula krameri manillensis'')
| taxon = Psittacula
| authority = [[Georges Cuvier|Cuvier]], 1800
| type_species = ''Psittaculus alexandri'' ([[red-breasted parakeet]])
| type_species_authority = [[Carl Linnaeus|Linnaeus]], 1758 
| subdivision_ranks = Species
| subdivision = see text
}}

'''''Psittacula''''', also known as '''Afro-Asian ring-necked parrots''', is a [[genus]] of [[parrots]] from [[Africa]] and [[Southeast Asia]]. It is a widespread group with a clear concentration of species in south [[Asia]], but also with representatives in [[Africa]] and the islands of the [[Indian Ocean]]. This is the only genus of parrot which has the majority of its species in continental Asia. Of all the extant species only ''[[Psittacula calthropae]]'', ''[[Psittacula caniceps]]'' and ''[[Psittacula echo]]'' do not have a representative subspecies in any part of mainland continental Asia. The [[rose-ringed parakeet]], ''Psittacula krameri'', is one of the most widely distributed of all parrots.

The other two Asian genera, ''[[Loriculus]]'' and ''[[Psittinus]]'' are represented by only two species each, which occur in the mainland part of Asia. The majority of the ''Loriculus'' species occur on islands. Moreover, since ''Loriculus'' is spread across both sides of the [[Wallace Line]] it can be considered more Australasian than Asian. These parrots mostly have green plumage, with adults having coloured heads. The bill is stout, and the tail is long and graduated.