| Nicobar parakeet | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Psittaciformes |
| Family: | Psittaculidae |
| Genus: | Psittacula |
| Species: | P. caniceps
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| Binomial name | |
| Psittacula caniceps (Blyth, 1846)
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The Nicobar parakeet (Psittacula caniceps), also known as the Blyth's parakeet, is a parrot in the genus Psittacula, endemic to the Nicobar Islands of the Indian Ocean. It is one of the largest parakeets, measuring 56 to 60 cm from the top of the head to the tip of the tail and weighing about 224 g.[2]
- ^ BirdLife International (2019). "Psittacula caniceps". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2019: e.T22685508A152076509. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-3.RLTS.T22685508A152076509.en. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
- ^ del Hoyo, Josep; Nigel J., Collar; David A., Christie; Andrew, Elliot; and Lincoln D.C., Fishpool (2014). HBW and BirdLife International Illustrated Checklist of the Birds of the World. Vol. 1: Non-passerines. Barcelona: Lynx Edicions. ISBN 978-8496553941.