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Species
Near ThreatenedPrincess Parrotfish
species
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- taxon rank
- species
- IUCN conservation status
- Near Threatened
- Commons category
- Polytelis alexandrae
- taxon name
- Polytelis alexandrae
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- Polytelis alexandrae
- taxon common name
- princezina papiga
- endemic to
- Australia
- litter size
- 4.9
- egg incubation period
- 21
- short name
- P. alexandrae
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Encyclopedic overview
The colourful princess parrot (Polytelis alexandrae) is an Australian bird of the parrot family. Its name was given in honour of Princess Alexandra of Denmark, who in 1863 married the Prince of Wales Edward VII and eventually became Queen of the United Kingdom. Other names for the species include: Queen Alexandra parrot (or parakeet), Alexandra's parakeet, Princess of Wales parakeet, rose-throated parakeet, and spinifex parrot. Their plumage is mostly green with a pink throat, bluish crown and rump, and bright green shoulders.
Description
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Princess Parrot” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.