Indian rose-ringed parakeet; ring-necked parakeet
Refers specifically to the subspecies Psittacula krameri manillensis, a common feral parrot in Japan.
In Tokyo, ring-necked parakeets have become feral.
Standard katakana spelling for this bird name; usually written in kana.
Kanji spelling is rare and mostly seen in older or specialized texts; the katakana form is standard.
The name is a compound of 輪掛け (わかけ, 'ring-hanging') + 本青鸚哥 (ほんせいいんこ, 'true blue parrot'), describing the bird's ringed neck and its classification. The exact derivation is uncertain, but the spelling is conventionally associated with these components.