Parrots (Psittacidae)
Alexandrine Parakeet (Psittacula eupatria) - HBW 4, p. 399
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 Enlarge map
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A bird in a tree, feeding Locality Royal Chitwan National Park, Nepal (ssp nipalensis)
Stefan Behrens 2002 6 years ago 48 sec 4.5 -
Adult with juveniles Locality Jaipur District, Rajasthan, India
RAM GOPAL SONI 1 August 2005 3 years ago 18 sec 4.3 -
A bird on a perch Locality Birdworld, Farnham, Surrey, England, Great Britain
Josep del Hoyo 27 April 2007 5 years ago 27 sec 3.9 -
A bird feeding in a tree Locality Royal Chitwan National Park, Nepal (ssp nipalensis)
Stefan Behrens 2002 6 years ago 17 sec 3.8 -
Male feeding on ripe cucumber Locality Jaipur District, Rajasthan, India
RAM GOPAL SONI 1 August 2006 3 years ago 11 sec 3.5 -
Parrot eating almond on the almond tree. Locality India
luvbirdwatching 25 June 2009 3 years ago 1 min 9 sec 3.3
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Perched on branch
Locality Kowloon Park, Kowloon, Hong Kong
Bob Thompson 15 July 2009 3 years ago 4.2 -
one male with four female beating the heat
Locality Kumbhalgarh Wildlife Sanctuary, Rajasthan, India
Sharad Agrawal 29 April 2010 2 years ago 4.2 -
Perching on a branch
Locality Hong Kong Park, Hong Kong
Terence S K LAI 2 December 2010 17 weeks ago 4 -
Sub-adult male perched on the twig
Locality Yavatmal, Yavatmal District, Maharashtra, India
Jayant Atrey 13 October 2012 30 weeks ago 3.7 -
Male feeding on leaves of Horse-Chestnut Aesculus hippocastanum
Locality Römerwall, Mainz, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
Michael Schmolz 3 April 2012 1 year ago 3.5 -
Alexandrine Parakeet.
Locality Rawatbhata, Chittorgarh District, Rajasthan, India
devkinandan 6 February 2011 2 years ago 3.5
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Calls near the nest. Locality Kandy, Central Province, Sri Lanka
(ssp eupatria)
herve jacob 10 December 2012 20 weeks ago 4 -
Double-noted call on the wing Locality Kota, Kota District, Rajasthan, India
RAM GOPAL SONI 1 April 1985 3 years ago 4 -
calls during flight and from perch Locality Jaipur District, Rajasthan, India
RAM GOPAL SONI 1 August 2005 3 years ago 3
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