🦜Alexandrine Parakeet
The Alexandrine parakeet, 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.
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IUCN Red List assessment, 2025.
- Body mass
- 0.26 kg
- Body length
- not recorded
- Shoulder height
- not recorded
- Top speed
- not recorded
- Bite force
- not recorded
- Maximum lifespan
- 30 years
Everything we know about the Alexandrine Parakeet
Typical adult figures. Where a value is an estimate rather than a measurement, it says so.
Body mass0.26 kgAnAgeDetails ↓Hide ↑
data quality: acceptable
Source: AnAge · AnAge build 15, 2023-07-03 (HAGR) · CC BY 3.0
Maximum lifespan30 yearsAnAgeDetails ↓Hide ↑
data quality: acceptable
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Volume l0.3 LaverageDetails ↓Hide ↑
Body mass at ~1.0 kg/L, the density of vertebrate tissue.
average = a mean across sexes or species in a group.
Not recorded for Alexandrine Parakeet yet: body length, shoulder height, top speed, bite force.
Family tree
- kingdomAnimalia
- ›phylumChordata
- ›classAves
- ›orderPsittaciformes
- ›familyPsittacidae
- ›genusPsittacula
- ›speciesPsittacula eupatria
- superclassTetrapoda
- orderSauria
- classBirds · Aves
- orderParrots · Psittaciformes
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- kingdomMetazoa
- phylumChordata
- subphylumCraniata
- subphylumVertebrata
- superclassGnathostomata
- superclassSarcopterygii
- superclassTetrapoda
- orderSauria
- classBirds · Aves
- orderParrots · Psittaciformes
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