Alexandrine parakeet (Psittacula eupatria)

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Subject:	Alexandrine parakeet (Psittacula eupatria)
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Description English: Psittacula eupatria
Date 1884
Source Karl Russ (1884) The Speaking Parrots. London: L. Upcott Gill.
Author Alexander Francis Lydon (1836–1917)
Source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Psittacus_eupatrius_Lydon.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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