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Alexandrine Parakeet

Psittacula eupatria (Linnaeus, C 1766)

The Alexandrine parakeet, also known as the Alexandrine parrot, is a medium-sized parrot in the genus Psittacula of the family Psittaculidae. 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. Source: Wikipedia




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Classification
Order:
  Psittaciformes
Family:
  Psittaculidae
Genus:
   Psittacula
Scientific:
  Psittacula eupatria

Original description

Citation:
  (Linnaeus, C 1766)

Reference:
   Systema Naturae ed. 12, vol. 1, part 1

Protonym:
  Psittacus Eupatria

Type locality:
  No locality = Gingi, India ex Brisson.

Link:
  https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/137337#page/144/mode/1up

Avibase identifiers

Avibase ID:
  1021FA920B6915F9

Avibase ID:
  avibase-1021FA92

Short link:
  https://avibase.ca/1021FA92

Taxonomic Serial Number:
  TSN: 177647


NEAR THREATENED

Geographic range:

  • Psittacula eupatria eupatria: southern India and Sri Lanka
  • Psittacula eupatria nipalensis: eastern Afghanistan to Pakistan, northern India, and Bangladesh
  • Psittacula eupatria magnirostris: Andaman Islands
  • Psittacula eupatria avensis: northern Myanmar and adjacent northeastern India
  • Psittacula eupatria siamensis: Thailand to Laos, Cambodia, and Vietnam
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Source: Clements checklist
English:
Alexandrine Parakeet
Catalan:
Cotorra alexandrina
Czech:
alexandr velký
Danish:
Stor Alexanderparakit
German:
Alexandersittich
Spanish:
Cotorra Alejandrina
Spanish (Spain):
Cotorra Alejandrina
Finnish:
isokauluskaija
French:
Perruche alexandre
Croatian:
velika aleksandra
Hungarian:
nagy sándorpapagáj
Icelandic:
Alexanderpáfi
Italian:
Parrocchetto di Alessandro
Japanese (romaji):
oohonseiinko
Japanese:
オオホンセイインコ
Lithuanian:
Aleksandro žieduotoji papūga
Dutch:
Grote Alexanderparkiet
Norwegian Nynorsk:
Aleksanderparakitt
Norwegian:
Aleksanderparakitt
Polish:
aleksandretta większa
Portuguese:
Periquito-grande-alexandre
Portuguese (Portugal):
Periquito-alexandrino
Russian:
Александрийский попугай
Slovak:
alexander veľký
Serbian:
Veliki aleksandar
Swedish:
alexanderparakit
Ukrainian:
папужець індійський
Chinese:
亚历山大鹦鹉
Chinese (Traditional):
亞歷山大鸚鵡

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Avibase taxonomic concepts (current):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2024 (Oct 2024):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021):
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Birdlife checklist version 08 (Oct 2015):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v2 (Dec 2017):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v3 (Nov 2018):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v4 (Dec 2019):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v5 (Dec 2020):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6 (Dec 2021):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6b (Jul 2022):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v8 (Dec 2023):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v9 (Oct 2024):
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Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993, révision 2009):
Perruche alexandre ( Psittacula eupatria) [version 1]
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993):
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Clements 1st edition:
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Handbook of the Birds of the World (vol 1-16):
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Morony, Bock and Farrand:
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Oriental Bird Club:
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Peters' Check-list of the Birds:
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Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource:
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Species status: full species

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Afrikaans: Aleksanderparkiet
Arabic: ببغاء الكساندرين
Asturian: Cotorra alexandrina
Bulgarian: Александрийски папагал, Голям александър
Bengali: চন্দনা , চন্দনা টিয়া, ফড় টিয়া
Bengali (transliteration): baṛa ṭiẏā, candanā, candanā ṭiẏā
Catalan: Cotorra alexandrina
Czech: Alexander velký, Alexandr velký
Welsh: Paracît mawr
Danish: Stor Alexanderparakit
German: Alexandersittich, Grosser Alexandersittich
Greek: Αλεξανδρινός Ψιττακίσκος
English: Alexandrine Parakeet, Alexandrine Parrot, Andaman Parakeet, Large Indian Parakeet, Large Parakeet, Rose-breasted Parakeet
English, HBW: Alexandrine Parakeet
English (IOC): Alexandrine Parakeet
English (United States): Alexandrine Parakeet
Esperanto: Aleksandropsitako
Spanish: Cotorra Alejandrina, Cotorra de Alexander
Spanish (Spain): Cotorra Alejandrina
Spanish (HBW): Cotorra alejandrina
Estonian: suur-kaeluspapagoi, Väike-habepapagoi
Persian: شاه طوطی , شاه طوطی (طوطی اسکندر), شاه‌طوطی {اسکندر}
Finnish: Isoaleksanterinkaija, isokauluskaija
French: Perruche alexandre
Frisian: Aleksanderparkyt
Irish: Pearaicít alastrach
Galician: Cata alexandrina, Catorra alexandrina
Hebrew: דררה אלכסנדריני, דררה אלכסנדרית (פליטת שבי)
Croatian: velika aleksandra
Hungarian: nagy sándorpapagáj
Icelandic: Alexanderpáfi
Italian: Parrocchetto alessandrino, Parrocchetto di Alessandro
Japanese (romaji): ō hon-sei-inko, oohonseiinko
Japanese: オオホンセイインコ
Japanese (Kanji): 大本青鸚哥
Scientific: Palaeornis eupatria, Psittacula eupartia, Psittacula eupatria, Psittacula eupatria eupatria, Psittacus Eupatria
Lithuanian: Aleksandro žieduotoji papūga, Aleksanrinė papūgėlė
Latvian: Aleksandra papagailis
Malayalam: വൻതത്ത
Marathi: सिकंदर पोपट
Malay: Burung Bayan Budiman
Nepali: कर्रा सुगा
Dutch: Grote Alexanderparkiet
Norwegian Nynorsk: Aleksanderparakitt
Norwegian: Aleksanderparakitt, Alexanderparakitt
Polish: aleksandretta wieksza, aleksandretta większa
Pinyin: ālìshāndà yīngwǔ
Portuguese: Periquito-alejandrino, Periquito-grande-alexandre
Portuguese (Portugal): Periquito-alexandrino
Rhaeto-Romance: Papagagl d’Alexander
Romanian: Peruşul lui Alexander
Russian: Александрийский попугай, Александров кольчатый попугай
Sinhalese (Transliteration): Labu Girawa
Slovak: alexander veľký, ladniak veľký
Slovenian: Veliki aleksander
Serbian: Veliki aleksandar
Swedish: Alexanderparakit, Rödskuldrad parakit
Tamil: Peria Pachai Kili
Thai: นกแก้วโม่ง
Thai (Transliteration): nók kâeew môoŋ
Turkish: Büyük Yeşil Papağan, İskender Papağanı
Ukrainian: Папуга індійський, папужець індійський
Vietnamese: Chim Vẹt má vàng, Vẹt má vàng
Chinese: 亚历山大鹦鹉, 亞歷山大鸚鵡, 阿历山大鹦鹉
Chinese (Traditional): 亞歷山大鸚鵡, 阿歷山大鸚鵡

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