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| Parakeet | |
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| Male and female Rose-ringed parakeet at Vedanthangal, Tamil Nadu, India. | |
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| Blue Australian budgerigar | |
Scientific classification
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Clade: | Psittacopasseres |
| Order: | Psittaciformes |
A parakeet is any one of many small- to medium-sized species of parrot, in multiple genera, that generally has long tail feathers.