Echo Parakeet
Psittacula eques(Boddaert, P, 1783)
English (US) Echo Parakeet
The Echo Parakeet (Psittacula eques) is a bird species documented in the AviList Global Avian Checklist. On BirdGuides.io, 0 professional guides specialise in helping birdwatchers observe this species. It belongs to the family Psittaculidae (Old World Parrots) in the order Psittaciformes.
- Scientific name
- Psittacula eques
- Order
- Psittaciformes
- IUCN Red List
- Vulnerable
- English (US)
- Echo Parakeet
- Described by
- (Boddaert, P, 1783)
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 2 subspecies for this species.
- Psittacula eques eques
- Psittacula eques echo
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Psittacus eques
- Described by
- (Boddaert, P, 1783)
- Original description
- Table des planches enluminéez d'histoire naturelle de M. D'Aubenton p.13
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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