Alexandrine Parakeet
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Alexandrine Parakeet

Psittacula eupatria

Silhouette: Farelli (photo), John E. McCormack, Michael G. Harvey, Brant C. Faircloth, Nicholas G. Crawford, Travis C. Glenn, Robb T. Brumfield & T. Michael Keesey · PhyloPic

Daily sighting probability ~50% · Likely
at Kanha National Park
5,396 Verified sightings at Kanha National Park From 2019 to 2026
10,594 Verified sightings across all 23 parks From 2019 to 2026
January Best month highest sighting rate
🌅 Crepuscular When it's spotted at dawn and dusk

About the Alexandrine Parakeet

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).

The Alexandrine parakeet was first described by French zoologist Mathurin Jacques Brisson as Psittaca Ginginiana or "La Perruche de Gingi" (The Gingi's Parakeet) in 1760; after the town of Gingee in southeastern India, which was a French outpost then. The birds may, however, merely have been held in captivity there. Carl Linnaeus redescribed the Alexandrine parakeet in 1766 as Psittacus eupatria.

The genus name Psittacula is a diminutive of the Latin word... Wikipedia →

Closest Relatives at Kanha National Park

Plum-headed Parakeet

Plum-headed Parakeet

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Psittacula cyanocephala

Daily sighting probability ~50% · Likely
Rose-ringed Parakeet

Rose-ringed Parakeet

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Psittacula krameri

Daily sighting probability ~40% · Likely

Global Distribution

Warmer areas are where this animal is recorded most often.

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability
1 Satpura National Park 🇮🇳 India
~50%
2 Royal Bardia National Park 🇳🇵 Nepal
~50%
3 Kanha National Park 🇮🇳 India
~50%
4 Chitwan National Park 🇳🇵 Nepal
~50%
5 Kaziranga National Park 🇮🇳 India
~40%
6 Bandhavgarh National Park 🇮🇳 India
~40%
7 Minneriya National Park 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka
~30%
8 Ranthambore National Park 🇮🇳 India
~30%
9 Yala National Park 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka
~10%
10 Keoladeo National Park 🇮🇳 India
~10%
11 Sinharaja Forest Reserve 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka
<5%
12 Manas National Park 🇮🇳 India
<5%
13 Wilpattu National Park 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka
<5%
14 Jim Corbett National Park 🇮🇳 India
<5%
15 Sundarbans National Park 🇮🇳 India
<5%
16 Nagarhole National Park 🇮🇳 India
<5%
17 Gir National Park 🇮🇳 India
Insufficient data
18 Daintree National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
Insufficient data
19 Blue Mountains National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
Insufficient data
20 Sierra Nevada National Park 🇪🇸 Spain
Insufficient data
21 Royal Manas National Park 🇧🇹 Bhutan
Insufficient data
22 Khao Yai National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand
Insufficient data
23 Wadden Sea National Park 🇩🇪 Germany
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Alexandrine Parakeet in Kanha National Park?

About 50% of wildlife watchers report a Alexandrine Parakeet sighting in Kanha National Park, based on 5,396 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Alexandrine Parakeet in Kanha National Park?

January has the highest sighting rate for Alexandrine Parakeet in Kanha National Park in our monthly data.

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