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n. - A genus of the order of birds including parrots and amazons and cockatoos and lorikeets and lories and macaws and parakeets.

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  • I am identifying it as the ring-necked parakeet Psittacula krameri.
  • Recent exotic pet fever has led to many established aliens like Psittacula krameri and Myiopsitta monachus.
  • Huge flocks of parakeets, mainly Psittacula alexandri, were recorded by Deignan (1945), and Alexandrine parakeet (P. eupatria) was once widespread.
  • The diverse vegetation communities support a notable resident and migratory bird fauna, including cliff species such as fox-kestrel Falco alopex, Gabar goshawk Melierax gabar,...
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