Alexandrine parakeet

species of bird

The Alexandrine parakeet (binomial name Psittacula eupatria) is a parakeet, that lives in Asia: Afghanistan, Pakistan, India, Burma, Thailand, Laos, Cambodia, Vietnam. There are small colonies in some parts of Europe: Wiesbaden, Mainz and Cologne.

Alexandrine parakeet
Male
Female
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Psittaciformes
Family: Psittaculidae
Genus: Psittacula
Species:
P. eupatria
Binomial name
Psittacula eupatria
(Linnaeus, 1766)
Native range of Psittacula eupatria
Synonyms

Psittacus eupatria Linnaeus 1766

References change

  1. BirdLife International (2017). "Psittacula eupatria". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2017: e.T22685434A110985466. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-1.RLTS.T22685434A110985466.en. Retrieved 18 June 2018.