Parrots (Psittacidae)
Alexandrine Parakeet (Psittacula eupatria)
French: Perruche alexandre German: Großer Alexandersittich Spanish: Cotorra Alejandrina
Taxonomy:
Psittacus Eupatria Linnaeus, 1766, Gingi, India.
Some of currently accepted races may be representative of clines, with race nipalensis particularly weak. Five subspecies currently recognized.
Subspecies and Distribution:
- nipalensis (Hodgson, 1836) - E Afghanistan and Pakistan E through N India to Bangladesh.
- eupatria (Linnaeus, 1766) - S India and Sri Lanka.
- magnirostris (Ball, 1872) - Andaman Is.
- nipalensis (Hodgson, 1836) - E Afghanistan and Pakistan E through N India to Bangladesh.
- eupatria (Linnaeus, 1766) - S India and Sri Lanka.
- magnirostris (Ball, 1872) - Andaman Is.
- avensis (Kloss, 1917) - Assam (NE India) and N Myanmar.
- siamensis (Kloss, 1917) - W & N Thailand E to C Indochina.
- Least Concern
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A bird in a tree, feeding Royal Chitwan National Park, Nepal (nipalensis)
Stefan Behrens 2002 2 years ago 48 sec 4.3 -
Adult with juveniles Jaipur, Rajasthan, India
RAM GOPAL SONI 1 August 2005 10 weeks ago 18 sec 4 -
A bird on a perch Birdworld, Farnham, Surrey, England, UK
Josep del Hoyo 27 April 2007 1 year ago 27 sec 3.9 -
Male feeding on ripe cucumber Jaipur, Rajasthan, India
RAM GOPAL SONI 1 August 2006 7 weeks ago 11 sec 3.5 -
A bird feeding in a tree Royal Chitwan National Park, Nepal (nipalensis)
Stefan Behrens 2002 3 years ago 17 sec 3.5 -
Parrot eating almond on the almond tree. India
luvbirdwatching 25 June 2009 21 weeks ago 1 min 9 sec 3.3
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Perched on branch Kowloon Park, Hong Kong
Bob Thompson 15 July 2009 33 weeks ago 4.2 -
Couple on a feeder Netherlands
SoNaR 27 October 2008 1 year ago 2.5
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calls during flight and from perch Jaipur, Rajasthan, India
RAM GOPAL SONI 1 August 2005 10 weeks ago 3 -
Double-noted call on the wing Kota, Kota District, Rajasthan, India
RAM GOPAL SONI 1 April 1985 1 hour ago ADDED TODAY! 0
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