Plum-headed Parakeet Psittacula cyanocephala Scientific name definitions
- LC Least Concern
- Names (28)
- Monotypic
Nigel Collar and Peter F. D. Boesman
Version: 1.0 — Published March 4, 2020
Text last updated June 24, 2017
Text last updated June 24, 2017
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Species names in all available languages
| Language | Common name |
|---|---|
| Asturian | Cotorra pruna |
| Bulgarian | Индисйки александър |
| Catalan | cotorra cap de pruna |
| Czech | alexandr indický |
| Dutch | Pruimkopparkiet |
| English | Plum-headed Parakeet |
| English (United States) | Plum-headed Parakeet |
| French | Perruche à tête prune |
| French (France) | Perruche à tête prune |
| Galician | Cata de cabeza azul |
| German | Pflaumenkopfsittich |
| Hebrew | דררה שזיפית |
| Hindi | टूईयां तोता |
| Icelandic | Plómupáfi |
| Japanese | コセイインコ |
| Malayalam | പൂന്തത്ത |
| Marathi | टुइया पोपट |
| Norwegian | plommehodeparakitt |
| Odia | ଲାଲିମୁଣ୍ଡି ତୁହି |
| Polish | aleksandretta śliwogłowa |
| Russian | Сливоголовый кольчатый попугай |
| Serbian | Šljivoglavi papagaj |
| Slovak | alexander pestrý |
| Spanish | Cotorra Cabeciazul |
| Spanish (Spain) | Cotorra cabeciazul |
| Swedish | plommonhuvad parakit |
| Turkish | Erik Başlı Yeşil Papağan |
| Ukrainian | Папужець фіолетовоголовий |
Psittacula cyanocephala (Linnaeus, 1766)
PROTONYM:
Psittacus cyanocephalus
Linnaeus, 1766. Systema Naturæ. Editio duodecima reformata. Tomus I [part 1], p.141.
TYPE LOCALITY:
East Indies = Gingi.
SOURCE:
Avibase, 2023
Definitions
- PSITTACULA
- psittacula
- cyanocephala / cyanocephalum
The Key to Scientific Names
Legend Overview
UPPERCASE: current genus
Uppercase first letter: generic synonym
● and ● See: generic homonyms
lowercase: species and subspecies
●: early names, variants, misspellings
‡: extinct
†: type species
Gr.: ancient Greek
L.: Latin
<: derived from
syn: synonym of
/: separates historical and modern geographic names
ex: based on
TL: type locality
OD: original diagnosis (genus) or original description (species)
Originally Appeared in
- Year-round
- Migration
- Breeding
- Non-Breeding
Distribution of the Plum-headed Parakeet
