Tahitian parakeet
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| ( Latham , 1790) |
The Tahitian parakeet ( Cyanoramphus zealandicus ) is an extinct species of parrot that was endemic to Tahiti . The bird is known from three individuals collected on James Cook's trip in 1773. Today two of the three animals are still in Liverpool and the third in Tring . There are two other holdings. One was recorded by Marolle in 1844 and is now in Paris , another is now in Perpignan , which Amadis discovered in 1842. It is believed that the Tahitian parakeet, like its related species, the extinct brown-headed parakeet , were forest birds. Its extinction probably came about through its habitat loss , hunting and persecution. Of course, the introduction of other species may also have contributed.
Web links
Commons : Tahitian Parakeet ( Cyanoramphus zealandicus ) - Collection of images, videos and audio files
- Cyanoramphus zealandicus in the endangered Red List species the IUCN 2008. Posted by: BirdLife International, 2008. Accessed January 2 of 2009.