Layard's Parakeet
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| Scientific name | Psittacula calthrapae |
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| Phylum | Chordata |
| Higher classification | Rose-ringed Parakeets |
| Order | Parrots |
| Rank | Species |
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| ID | 3057517 |
About Layard's Parakeet
Layard's parakeet is a parrot which is a resident endemic breeder in Sri Lanka. The common name of this bird commemorates the British naturalist Edgar Leopold Layard; his first wife, Barbara Anne Calthrop, whom he married in 1845, is commemorated in the specific epithet.