Alexandrine Parakeet      

Alexandrine Parakeet

The Alexandrine Parakeet or Alexandrian Parrot ( Psittacula eupatria ) is a member of the psittaciformes order and of the psittacines family. The species is named after Alexander the Great, who is credited with the exporting of numerous specimens of this bird from Punjab into various European and Mediterranean countries and regions, where they were considered prized possessions for the nobles and royalty.

The species name eupatria has its origins from Latin and/or could be a Greco-Latin combination. Where the prefix eu translates into good or noble and the suffix patria is a Latin word translating into fatherland or ancestry . Consequently, the scientific name means of noble fatherland or of noble ancestry .

1. ^ Campbell-Johnston, Rachell (2007-02-13). "A squawk on the wild side". The Times . London . http://entertainment.timesonline.co.uk/tol/arts_and_entertainment/whats_on/listings/art/article1373045.ece . Retrieved 2008-11-08 .  

• BirdLife International (2004). Psittacula eupatria . 2006. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . IUCN 2006. www.iucnredlist.org. Retrieved on 5 May 2006. Database entry includes justification for why this species is of least concern
• Birds of India by Grimmett, Inskipp and Inskipp, ISBN 0-691-04910-6

Categories: IUCN Red List least concern species | Psittaculini | Parrots | Psittacula | Birds kept as pets | Birds of Bangladesh | Birds of Bhutan | Birds of Cambodia | Birds of India | Birds of Laos | Birds of Burma | Birds of Nepal | Birds of Pakistan | Birds of Sri Lanka | Birds of Vietnam

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