noun

• A small parrot with predominantly green plumage and a long tail.

  Family Psittacidae: five genera, e.g. Psittacula of Asia and Africa and Cyanoramphus of Australasia, and many species

  ‘The echo parakeet is probably the most intensively managed bird in the world today, and it frustrates Jones that endangered species elsewhere are not supported with the same offensive onslaught.’

  More example sentences

  • ‘He has shared his yard north of Santa Monica, California, with many species of birds, including the black-hooded parakeet, for 25 years.’
  • ‘Crows, Cuckoos and Parakeets are very destructive, parakeets not only destroy fruit tree buds but also raid nests and kill nestlings.’
  • ‘Forest wagtails, flycatchers, rose-ringed parakeet and black-crested buzzard always made the metro their home.’
  • ‘Aplomado falcons, and parakeets, are still pretty common in Mexico.’