Alexandrine parakeet
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.
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Order: | Psittaciformes |
| Family: | Psittaculidae |
| Genus: | Psittacula |
| Species: | P. eupatria
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| Psittacula eupatria (Linnaeus, 1766)
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Psittacus eupatria Linnaeus 1766 | |
Alexandrine Parakeet Media
Male P. e. nipalensis eating fruit in Kolkata, West Bengal, India.
Alexandrine Parakeet Psittacula eupatria by Dr. Raju Kasambe
Male P. e. nipalensis attending to a nest in a tree hole in Kolkata, West Bengal, India.
References
- ↑ BirdLife International (2017). "Psittacula eupatria". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN. 2017: e.T22685434A110985466. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-1.RLTS.T22685434A110985466.en. Retrieved 18 June 2018.