Long-tailed Parakeet
Psittacula longicauda(Boddaert, P, 1783)
English (US) Long-tailed Parakeet
The Long-tailed Parakeet (Psittacula longicauda) 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 longicauda
- Order
- Psittaciformes
- IUCN Red List
- Vulnerable
- English (US)
- Long-tailed Parakeet
- Described by
- (Boddaert, P, 1783)
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 5 subspecies for this species.
- Psittacula longicauda tytleri
- Psittacula longicauda nicobarica
- Psittacula longicauda modesta
- Psittacula longicauda longicauda
- Psittacula longicauda defontainei
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Psittacus longicauda
- Described by
- (Boddaert, P, 1783)
- Type locality
- Malacca, ex Daubenton, PI. enlum., pi. 887.
- Original description
- Table des planches enluminéez d'histoire naturelle de M. D'Aubenton p.53
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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