Editing Parakeet (section)

{{short description|Small to medium-sized species of parrot}}
{{for|the battlefield communication system|Parakeet (communication system)}}
{{redirect|Paraquet|the British military operation|Operation Paraquet}}
{{distinguish|Paraquat}}
{{More citations needed|date=January 2009}}
{{Paraphyletic group
|image=Male and female parakeet 1.jpg
|image_caption=Male and female [[Rose-ringed parakeet]] at Vedanthangal, Tamil Nadu, India.
|image2=Blue australian parakeet.jpg
|image2_alt=Blue Australian parakeet
|image2_caption=Blue Australian [[budgerigar]]
|taxon=Psittaciformes
|auto=yes
}}
 
A '''parakeet''' is any one of many small- to medium-sized [[species]] of [[parrot]], in multiple [[Genus|genera]], that generally has long tail [[feather]]s.