Genus Psittacula (Noun)
Meaning
A genus of Psittacidae.
Classification
Nouns denoting animals.
Examples
- Psittacula eupatria is one of the 16 recognized species of parrots belonging to the genus Psittacula.
- The Alexandrine parakeet is the most widely distributed species of the genus Psittacula in the world.
- Plum-headed parakeets are one of the smallest species in the genus Psittacula, measuring only 25 centimeters.
- In the 18th and 19th centuries several species of the genus Psittacula were introduced to Spain.
- According to some sources there are 15 species of parrot belonging to the genus Psittacula including Psittacula krameri.