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UrbanMedium · 214 g
What the Alexandrine Parakeet sounds like
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The Alexandrine parakeet is one of the largest parakeets, measuring 56 to 62 cm (22 to 24 in) from the top of the head to the tip of the tail and weighing 200 to 300 g (7.1 to 10.6 oz). The tail measures 28 to 35 cm (11 to 14 in). It is predominantly green with a light blue-grey sheen on the cheeks and nape (back of the neck), yellow-green abdomen, red patch on the shoulders and massive red beak with yellow tips. The upper-side of the tail passes from green at the top to blue further down, and is yellow at the tip. The underside of the tail is yellow. Adults are sexually dimorphic.
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When to see the Alexandrine Parakeet
One bar for each month. Filled bars are the 11 months with records; pale bars are months with none. The wide bar is February, the month with the most records.
Where to see the Alexandrine Parakeet
The map shades 30 countries with regular records, and 7 more in a lighter tone where the bird turns up only as a stray. Everything unshaded has no records. Countries are listed below the map.
Recorded as a rare visitor in Belgium, Taiwan, United Kingdom, Spain, United States, Czechia, Portugal.
About the 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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Easily confused with
Plum-headed ParakeetPsittacula cyanocephalaThe plum-headed parakeet is a mainly green parrot, 33–37 cm (13–15 in) long with a weight of 55–85 g (1.9–3.0 oz).
Blue-winged ParakeetPsittacula columboidesThe blue-winged parakeet is bluish grey with a long yellow-tipped tail.
Red-breasted ParakeetPsittacula alexandriThe red-breasted parakeet is a parrot native to Southeast Asia.
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