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Alexandrine parakeet (Psittacula eupatria)
Subject: Alexandrine parakeet (Psittacula eupatria)
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Alexandrine parakeet (Psittacula eupatria)


Description La Perruche a epaulettes rouges
Date 1801
Source Histoire naturelle des perroquets. Volume 2 by Francois Levaillant
Author Jacques Barraband (1767–1809)
Source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Levaillant_Parrot_73.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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