Size:
32cm (13 in)
Weight:
Not recorded.
Subspecies including nominate:
One.
Colour Adult:
In general green in colour, with paler and more yellowish underparts. Carpal edge deep red; lesser underwing coverts red. Outer wing coverts pink/red. Undersides of flight feathers and tail dull olive/yellow. Beak horn-coloured. Eye red.
Colour Juvenile:
Not recorded.
Call:
Not recorded.
More Information:
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Content Sources:
Vanished and Vanishing Parrots, Forshaw, 2017.
Captive Status:
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Longevity:
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Housing:
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Diet:
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Enrichment:
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Nest Box Size:
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Clutch Size:
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Fledging Age:
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Hatch Weight:
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Peak Weight:
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Weaning Weight:
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World Population:
None.
IUCN Red List Status:
Extinct
CITES Listing:
Not Listed
Threat Summary:
Not recorded.
Range:
Formerly occurred on Puerto Rico, with a population on Mona Island and possibly Vieques Island.
Habitat:
As with the Hispaniolan Parakeet which it is closely related to, this parrot probably favoured native forests or woodland.
Wild Diet:
Not recorded.
Ecology and Behaviour:
Not recorded.
Clutch and Egg Size:
Not recorded.
Breeding Season:
Not recorded.
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