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.

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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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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 31 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
Female Locality Delhi, India
Kavi Nanda 3 February 2013 15 weeks ago 3.4
A group of Alexandrine Parakeets foraging Locality Jalpaiguri District, West Bengal, India
Agniva 4 January 2012 18 weeks ago 3.4
Couple on a feeder Locality Netherlands
SoNaR 27 October 2008 4 years ago 3.3
Seen some 80 birds Locality Ranthambore National Park, Rajasthan, India
jugal Tiwari 1 June 2012 50 weeks ago 3.3
perched in a historic building in Delhi Locality Delhi, India
Stefan Helming 30 December 2010 2 years ago 3.1
Perching on tree Locality Bhavnagar District, Gujarat, India
Shantilal Varu 17 July 2012 41 weeks ago 3
Clinging to a monument's wall-face Locality Delhi, India
sharad 27 November 2010 2 years ago 2.8
flying -These are a small population of stragglers in Kutch Locality Mandvi, Kutch District, Gujarat, India
jugal Tiwari 12 March 2010 2 years ago 2