Alexandrine Parakeet
Photo: Charles J. Sharp · CC BY-SA 4.0

Old World Parrots

Alexandrine Parakeet

Psittacula eupatria

NTNear Threatened
Family
Old World Parrots (Psittaculidae)
Order
Psittaciformes

Overview

The Alexandrine parakeet (Psittacula eupatria), also known as the Alexandrine parrot, is a medium-sized parrot in the genus Psittacula of the family Psittaculidae, native to South Asia and Southeast Asia. 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.
The Alexandrine parakeet has established feral populations in Turkey,
Iraq, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, Qatar, the United Arab Emirates, Iran, Pakistan, Germany, The Netherlands and Belgium where it lives alongside feral populations of its close relative, the rose-ringed parakeet (Psittacula krameri).

Summary from Wikipedia, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.

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Sources and further reading

Last updated September 29, 2026.