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Alexandrine parakeet

Parrots with the power of speech

Parakeets are often on my mind because the squawking of the Ring-necked parakeet (Psittacula krameri), which is now naturalised in the UK,  accompanies my journey to work most mornings when walking down the road to the station or passing through St James Park. This beautiful illustration is of  the Alexandrine parakeet (Psittacula eupatria), a close relative […]