The Red-breasted Parakeet is an Asian parakeet marked by a reddish breast and a black band across the cheeks. Eight subspecies are listed, with regional differences in plumage, bill color, and range.
In the mainland subspecies P. a. fasciata, adult males have a blue-gray head and dark pink breast with a blue-purple wash. Females have less violet on the breast and a black bill.
An extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.
The 2025 Raha checklist records the Red-breasted Parakeet as resident and lists its IUCN category as Near Threatened. The authors cite this species, alongside other birds of conservation concern, as evidence of the area’s conservation importance.