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The red-breasted parakeet is now placed in the genus Psittacula that was introduced in 1800 by the French naturalist Georges Cuvier. [4] [5] The genus name is a diminutive of the Latin word psittacus for a "parrot". The specific epithet alexandri is from Alexander the Great whose soldiers introduced parakeets to Greece. [6] Eight subspecies are ...
The type species was designated in 1923 by Gregory Mathews as the red-breasted parakeet. [2] [3] The name of the genus is a diminutive of the Latin word psittacus for a "parrot". [4] The genus includes 16 species, of which three are extinct. [5] †Newton's parakeet, Psittacula exsul - extinct (c.1875) Echo parakeet, Psittacula eques
Pages in category "Parakeets" The following 106 pages are in this category, out of 106 total. ... Red-breasted parakeet; Red-crowned parakeet; Red-masked parakeet;
Layard's parakeet, Psittacula calthropae; Lord Derby's parakeet, Psittacula derbiana; Red-breasted parakeet, Psittacula alexandri; Nicobar parakeet, Psittacula caniceps; Long-tailed parakeet, Psittacula longicauda; Genus Lophopsittacus Mauritius grey parrot, Lophopsittacus (disputed) bensoni; Broad-billed parrot, Lophopsittacus mauritianus
† Mascarene parrot Mascarinus mascarinus The subdivisions within the genus Psittacula are controversial, as recent genetic studies indicate that it is paraphyletic . Thus, suggestions have been made to either split the genus into 6 different genera or keep Psittacula as it is but include Tanygnathus , Psittinus , and Mascarinus within it.
The rose-fronted parakeet is 20 to 23 cm (7.9 to 9.1 in) long. The sexes are the same in all subspecies. Adults of the nominate subspecies P. r. roseifrons have a bright red crown and face and dirty whitish ear coverts. Their upperparts are mostly green with a maroon-red red lower back and rump.
Red-breasted parakeet; Rose-ringed parakeet; S. Seychelles parakeet; Slaty-headed parakeet This page was last edited on 15 March 2013, at 12:37 (UTC). Text is ...
The grey-breasted parakeet is 20 to 23 cm (7.9 to 9.1 in) long. The sexes are the same. Adults have a brown crown, a plum-red face, and white ear coverts. Their upperparts are mostly green with a red-brown rump. Their chin, throat, and the sides of their neck are grayish with a scaly appearance.