Princess Parrot Polytelis alexandrae Scientific name definitions
- NT Near Threatened
- Names (26)
- 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 eBird-supported languages
| Language | Common name |
|---|---|
| Afrikaans | Pienkkeelpapegaai |
| Bulgarian | Пустинен величествен папагал |
| Catalan | cotorra d'Alexandra |
| Croatian | princezina papiga |
| Czech | papouškovec Alexandřin |
| Danish | Prinsesseparakit |
| Dutch | Prinsesparkiet |
| English | Princess Parrot |
| English (AVI) | Princess Parrot |
| English (United States) | Princess Parrot |
| Estonian | kõrbepapagoi |
| Finnish | aavikkoloistokaija |
| French | Perruche d'Alexandra |
| German | Alexandrasittich |
| Icelandic | Prinsessupáfi |
| Japanese | テンニョインコ |
| Norwegian | prinsesseparakitt |
| Polish | księżniczka wspaniała |
| Russian | Розовогорлый попугай |
| Serbian | Papagaj Princeze od Velsa |
| Slovak | kráľčik modrohlavý |
| Spanish | Perico Princesa |
| Spanish (Spain) | Perico princesa |
| Swedish | prinsessparakit |
| Turkish | Prenses Papağanı |
| Ukrainian | Періко рожевогорлий |
Polytelis alexandrae Gould, 1863
PROTONYM:
Polyteles alexandrae
Gould, 1863. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1863, pt.2, p.232.
TYPE LOCALITY:
Howell's Ponds, Central Australia.
SOURCE:
Avibase, 2025
Definitions
- POLYTELIS
- alexandrae
The Key to Scientific Names
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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)
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Introduction
Subspecies
- Year-round
- Migration
- Breeding
- Non-Breeding
Distribution of the Princess Parrot
