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 EX    Black-fronted Parakeet* Id (Atlas):
    Cyanoramphus zealandicus

Description (10)
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Family
Psittacidae (Parrots)

First Described (Guide)
(Latham, 1790)

Habitat
Subtropical and tropical lowland moist forest.

Range (Guide)
French Polynesia (E) (B).

Tahiti (French Polynesia).
 
Rarity Status
Currently this species is not classified as a rarity in this country OR information has not been updated.

Status EX
Known from Tahiti, French Polynesia, from three specimens collected on Cook's voyage in 1773, a fourth collected by Amadis in 1842, and a fifth collected by de Marolles in 1844. Extinction was probably caused by habitat loss, hunting and predation by introduced species.

For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Subspecies
Considered by some authors to be a subspecies of Red-fronted Parakeet (Cyanoramphus novaezelandiae).

No subspecies.


References
See References.


Files:
JPG files for Black-fronted Parakeet (Cyanoramphus zealandicus) - 10 files


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