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Grey-headed Parakeet
Conservation statusLeast Concern
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Psittaciformes
Family: Psittacidae
Genus: Psittacula
Species: P. finschii
Binomial name
Psittacula finschii
(Hume, 1874)
The Grey-headed Parakeet Psittacula finschii is closely related to the Slaty-headed Parakeet which together form a super-species. It occurs from the North-eastern states of India, into Burma, Thailand, Cambodia, Laos and Vietnam.
The binomial of this bird commemorates the German naturalist and explorer Otto Finsch.
References
* BirdLife International (2004). Psittacula finschii. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN 2006. Retrieved on 05 May 2006. Database entry includes justification for why this species is of least concern
