---
title: "Alexandrine Parakeet"
description: "Psittacula eupatria — Birds. 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."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/animal/alexandrine-parakeet
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Alexandrine Parakeet

> Psittacula eupatria — Birds. 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.

- Scientific name: *Psittacula eupatria*
- Category: `birds` (Birds)
- Habitats: `zoo` (Zoo & pets)
- iNaturalist observations: 5134
- Wikidata: [Q753746](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q753746)
- iNaturalist taxon: [18904](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/18904)

## Names

- en: Alexandrine Parakeet
- de: Alexandersittich
- es: Cotorra alejandrina
- fr: Perruche alexandre
- nl: Grote alexanderparkiet
- pl: Aleksandretta większa

## Countries with the most observations

IN (1297), DE (981), TR (404), HK (400), TH (253), NL (216), LK (130), CN (122), NP (99), BE (71), IR (70), AU (51)

## Summary

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…

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alexandrine_parakeet

## Photo

![Alexandrine Parakeet](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/alexandrine-parakeet/medium.jpg)

Photo: Vijay Barve · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/314954907

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/alexandrine-parakeet?lang=en` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).