Palaeornis longicaudus = Psittacula longicauda (long-tailed parakeet) Palaeornis longicaudus
Date between 1700 and 1880
Notes This object is part of the collection Iconographia Zoologica
Source/Photographer Buffon VII p. 126 pl. 887
Old Latin name Palaeornis longicaudus
New Latin name Psittacula longicauda
Common name Nederlands: Langstaartparkiet
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The long-tailed parakeet (Psittacula longicauda) is a species of parakeet that is native to the Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Sumatra, Borneo, and Peninsular Malaysia (including Singapore). It is mainly green with a long blue tail and the male has a black cap and red face. The female lacks the black cap and has less red. The long-tailed parakeet is an extremely social bird and is usually seen in small groups, but flocks of thousands of birds have been seen in the Andaman Islands and Borneo.
Order: Psittaciformes
Family: Psittaculidae
Genus: Psittacula
Species: Psittacula longicauda (Boddaert, 1783)
