Alexandrine parakeet (Psittacula eupatria)

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Subject:	Alexandrine parakeet (Psittacula eupatria)
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Artist François-Nicolas Martinet (1731–1800)
Title Peruche, de Gingi
Description Psittacula eupatria (English: Painting of a Alexandrine Parakeet)
Date between 1770 and 1786
Source: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/65/Brooklyn_Museum_-_Peruche_de_Gingi_-_Fran%C3%A7ois-Nicolas_Martinet.jpg

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.

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