Alexandrine Parakeet

Psittacula eupatria - Perruche alexandre

Systematics

Order
:
Psittaciformes
Family
:
Psittaculidés
Genus
:
Psittacula
Species
:
eupatria

Descriptor

Linnaeus, 1766

Biometrics

Size
: 62 cm
Wingspan
: -
Weight
: 198 à 258 g

Geographic range

Distribution

Identification

Alexandrine Parakeet (Psittacula eupatria) is a species of bird in the Psittaculidae family.

Subspecific information 5 subspecies

Psittacula eupatria eupatria (s India, Sri Lanka)
Psittacula eupatria nipalensis (e Afghanistan to Bangladesh)
Psittacula eupatria magnirostris (Andaman Is.)
Psittacula eupatria avensis (ne India, n Myanmar)
Psittacula eupatria siamensis (n and w Thailand, Indochina)

Foreign names

Perruche alexandre,
Cotorra alejandrina,
periquito-grande,
Alexandersittich,
nagy sándorpapagáj,
Grote Alexanderparkiet,
Parrocchetto di Alessandro,
alexanderparakit,
Aleksanderparakitt,
alexander veľký,
alexandr velký,
Stor Alexanderparakit,
isokauluskaija,
cotorra alexandrina,
aleksandretta większa,
Aleksandra papagailis,
Александров кольчатый попугай,
オオホンセイインコ,
亚历山大鹦鹉,
นกแก้วโม่ง,
亞歷山大鸚鵡,

Voice song and cries

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Habitat

Forest : Subtropical/Tropical Dry, Subtropical/Tropical Moist Lowland, Subtropical/Tropical Mangrove Vegetation Above High Tide Level ; Shrubland : Subtropical/Tropical Dry, Subtropical/Tropical Moist ; Desert : Hot ; Artificial/Terrestrial : Plantations