Grey-headed parakeet

Grey-headed parakeet
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Psittaciformes
Family: Psittaculidae
Genus: Psittacula
Species:
P. finschii
Binomial name
Psittacula finschii
(Hume, 1874)
Synonyms

Himalayapsitta finschii

The grey-headed parakeet (Psittacula finschii) is closely related to the slaty-headed parakeet which together form a super-species. It is found in Southeast Asia from north-eastern India to Vietnam.

The binomial of this bird commemorates the German naturalist and explorer Otto Finsch.

  1. ^ BirdLife International (2017) [amended version of 2016 assessment]. "Himalayapsitta finschii". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2017: e.T22685473A111377718. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-1.RLTS.T22685473A111377718.en. Retrieved 13 August 2023.