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The Alexandrine parakeet was first described by French zoologist Mathurin Jacques Brisson as Psittaca Ginginiana or "La Perruche de Gingi" (The Gingi's Parakeet) in 1760; after the town of Gingee in southeastern India, which was a French outpost then. The birds may, however, merely have been held in captivity there. [8]
Psittacula, also known as Afro-Asian ring-necked parrots, is a genus of parrots from Africa and Southeast Asia.It is a widespread group with a clear concentration of species in south Asia, but also with representatives in Africa and the islands of the Indian Ocean.
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 ...
Alexandrine parakeet, Psittacula eupatria † Seychelles parakeet, Psittacula wardi; Rose-ringed parakeet, Psittacula krameri; Echo parakeet, Psittacula eques † Newton's parakeet, Psittacula exsul; Slaty-headed parakeet, Psittacula himalayana; Grey-headed parakeet, Psittacula finschii; Plum-headed parakeet, Psittacula cyanocephala
Alexandrine parakeet, Psittacula eupatria †Seychelles parakeet, Psittacula wardi ; Rose-ringed parakeet, Psittacula krameri; Echo parakeet, Psittacula eques †Réunion parakeet, Psittacula eques eques †Newton's parakeet, Psittacula exsul ; Slaty-headed parakeet, Psittacula himalayana; Grey-headed parakeet, Psittacula finschii
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