Alexandrine parakeet
| Alexandrine parakeet | |
|---|---|
| Male P. e. eupatria Sri Lanka | |
| Female Istanbul, Turkey | |
| Scientific 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 | |
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The Alexandrine parakeet (Psittacula eupatria), also known as the Alexandrine parrot, is a medium-sized parrot in the genus Psittacula of the family Psittaculidae, native to South Asia and Southeast Asia. It is named after Alexander the Great, who transported numerous birds from Punjab to various European and Mediterranean countries and regions, where they were prized by the royalty, nobility and warlords.
The Alexandrine parakeet has established feral populations in Turkey, Iraq, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, Qatar, the United Arab Emirates, Iran, and Pakistan, where it lives alongside feral populations of its close relative, the rose-ringed parakeet (Psittacula krameri).