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The red-breasted parakeet. (2)

The red-breasted parakeet (Psittacula alexandri) is the species which is easily identified by the large reddish patch on its breast. An alternative name is the ...
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The red-breasted parakeet (Psittacula alexandri) is the species which is easily identified by the large reddish patch on its breast. An alternative name is the moustached parakeet depending on subspecies. The scientific specific name commemorates Alexander the Great whose armies introduced eastern parakeets to Greece. There were six of these birds outside my garden on a tall tree.
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