Epauletted parakeets

"Palaeornis" redirects here. For the pterodactyl species sometimes incorrectly placed within this genus, see "Palaeornis" cliftii.

Palaeornis, the epauletted parakeets is a genus of birds named for the red markings on their upper wings resembling epaulettes. Formerly included in the genus Psittacula, this group of birds comprises two species, only one of which is still extant. The genus name was formerly deprecated until it was revived in 2019 by a molecular study on the taxonomics of the genus Psittacula, splitting it into 10 genera,^[1] which has been accepted by the IUCN Redlist.

• P. eupatria (Alexandrine parakeet) ^[2]
• † P. wardi (Seychelles parakeet)^[3]

Epauletted parakeets
Alexandrine parakeets - cock (left) and hen (right).
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Aves
Order:	Psittaciformes
Family:	Psittaculidae
Genus:	Palaeornis Vigors, 1825
Type species
Psittacula eupatria Linnaeus, 1766
Species
†Palaeornis wardi Palaeornis eupatria