Alexandrine parakeet (Psittacula eupatria)

Query: Psittacidae

Result: 139^th of 171

Subject:	Alexandrine parakeet (Psittacula eupatria)
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Artist George Edwards (–1773) Creator: Johann Michael Seligmann
Description Palaeornis eupatria
Date between 1700 and 1880
Notes This object is part of the collection Iconographia Zoologica
Source/Photographer Edwards VIII 82
Old Latin name Palaeornis eupatria
New Latin name Psittacula eupatria
Common name Nederlands: Grote alexanderparkiet
Source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Palaeornis_eupatria_-_1700-1880_-_Print_-_Iconographia_Zoologica_-_Special_Collections_University_of_Amsterdam_-_UBA01_IZ18500035.tif

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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