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Grey-headed parakeet 
(Psittacula finschii, Vẹt đầu xám)
closely related to the slaty-headed parakeet which together form a super-species

The grey-headed parakeet (Psittacula finschii) belongs to the genus Psittacula, also known as Afro-Asian ring-necked parrots - a genus of parrots from Africa and Southeast Asia. It is found in Southeast Asia from north-eastern India to Vietnam.

The name of the genus is a diminutive of the Latin word psittacus for a "parrot".

Members of the parrot genus Psittacula or Afro-Asian ring-necked parrots, as they are commonly known in aviculture, originate from Africa to South-East Asia. The name of the genus is a diminutive of the Latin word psittacus for a "parrot".

1/ Rose-ringed parakeet (Psittacula krameri), also known as the ringneck parrot (in aviculture) or the Kramer parrot
 the specific krameri commemorates the Austrian naturalist Wilhelm Heinrich Kramer.

2/ Blossom-headed parakeet (Vẹt đầu hồng, Psittacula roseata)

3/ Slaty-headed parakeet (Vẹt đầu xám, Psittacula himalayana)

4/ Long-tailed parakeet (Vẹt đuôi dài, Psittacula longicauda)
The specific epithet longicauda combines the Latin longus meaning "long" and cauda meaning "tail".

5/ Alexandrine parakeet (Vẹt má vàng, Psittacula eupatria), also known as the Alexandrine parrot
named after Alexander the Great.
The specific name eupatria is derived from the Ancient Greek words eu- meaning "well" and patria meaning "descent".

6/ Red-breasted parakeet (Vẹt ngực đỏ, Psittacula alexandri) 
The specific epithet alexandri is from Alexander the Great whose soldiers introduced parakeets to Greece.

7/ Grey-headed parakeet (Psittacula finschii)

Red-Breasted Parakeet
(Vẹt ngực đỏ, Psittacula alexandri) 

The red-breasted parakeet (Psittacula alexandri) is a parrot native to Southeast Asia. 

The name of the genus is a diminutive of the Latin word psittacus for a "parrot".
The specific epithet alexandri is from Alexander the Great whose soldiers introduced parakeets to Greece.