Description Palaeornis eupatria
Date between 1700 and 1880
Notes This object is part of the collection Iconographia Zoologica
Source/Photographer Buffon VII p. 114 pl. 642
Old Latin name Palaeornis eupatria
New Latin name Psittacula eupatria
Common name Nederlands: Grote alexanderparkiet
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The Alexandrine parakeet or Alexandrine parrot (Psittacula eupatria) is a medium-sized parrot in the genus Psittacula of the family Psittacidae. 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. |
