Guadeloupe Parakeet
Also known as:
Guadeloupe Conure
Also known as:
Guadeloupe Conure
Size:
Not recorded.
Weight:
Not recorded.
Subspecies including nominate:
one
Colour Adult:
Adults: Mainly green parakeet with red on crown. Beak pale yellow. Thighs green, legs and feet grey.
Colour Juvenile:
Not recorded.
Call:
Not recorded.
Content Sources:
Birdlife International
Cornell Lab of Ornithology/Birds of the World
Vanished and Vanishing Parrots, Forshaw, 2017.
Captive Status:
Not recorded.
Longevity:
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Housing:
—
Diet:
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Enrichment:
—
Nest Box Size:
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Clutch Size:
Not recorded.
Fledging Age:
—
Hatch Weight:
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Peak Weight:
—
Weaning Weight:
—
World Population:
None.
IUCN Red List Status:
Extinct
CITES Listing:
Not Listed
Threat Summary:
Was likely hunted to extinction (Birdlife International). Forshaw (2017) states cause for disappearance is unclear.
Range:
Occurred on Guadeloupe, Lesser Antilles, Caribbean.
Habitat:
Is thought to have lived in forest areas.
Wild Diet:
Presumably foraged for fruits and seeds.
Ecology and Behaviour:
Was thought to have nested in tree holes and foraged over a wide area for food.
Clutch and Egg Size:
Not recorded.
Breeding Season:
Not recorded.
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