Alexandrine Parakeet
Psittacula eupatria(Linnaeus, C, 1766)
English (US) Alexandrine Parakeet
The Alexandrine Parakeet (Psittacula eupatria) 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 eupatria
- Order
- Psittaciformes
- IUCN Red List
- Near Threatened
- English (US)
- Alexandrine Parakeet
- Described by
- (Linnaeus, C, 1766)
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 5 subspecies for this species.
- Psittacula eupatria nipalensis
- Psittacula eupatria eupatria
- Psittacula eupatria magnirostris
- Psittacula eupatria avensis
- Psittacula eupatria siamensis
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Psittacus Eupatria
- Described by
- (Linnaeus, C, 1766)
- Type locality
- No locality = Gingi, India ex Brisson.
- Original description
- Systema Naturæ. Editio duodecima reformata. Tomus I [part 1] p.140
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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