Psittacula
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rose-ringed parakeet, (Psittacula krameri)
Translingual
Etymology
Latin psittacus (“parrot”) (from Ancient Greek ψιττακός (psittakós)) + -ula
Proper noun
Psittacula f
- A taxonomic genus within the family Psittaculidae – certain parakeets.
Hypernyms
- (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Deuterostomia – infrakingdom; Chordata – phylum; Vertebrata – subphylum; Gnathostomata – infraphylum; Reptilia – class; Aves – subclass; Neognathae – infraclass; Neoaves – superorder; Psittaciformes – order; Psittacoidea – superfamily; Psittaculidae – family; Psittacinae – subfamily; Psittaculini – tribe
Hyponyms
- (genus): Psittacula alexandri – type species; Psittacula calthropae, Psittacula caniceps, Psittacula columboides, Psittacula cyanocephala, Psittacula derbiana, Psittacula eques, Psittacula eupatria, Psittacula finschii, Psittacula himalayana, Psittacula krameri, Psittacula longicauda, Psittacula roseata – other species
References
Psittacula on Wikipedia.Wikipedia 
Psittacula on Wikispecies.Wikispecies 
Psittacula on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons - Gill, F. and Wright, M. (2006) Birds of the World: Recommended English Names, Princeton University Press, →ISBN
