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Raiatea Parakeet

( Cyanoramphus ulietanus )

Also known as:
Society Parakeet

Also known as:
Society Parakeet

Geography:

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This species’ last reported sighting was in 1773.

<p><em>Cyanoramphus</em></p>
Genus:

Cyanoramphus

<p><em>ulietanus</em></p>
Species:

ulietanus

Size:

25 cm

Weight:

Unknown.

Subspecies including nominate:

one

Colour Adult:

Adults black/brown head, mantle and back olive/brown, wings and wing coverts brown. Rump and upper tail brown/red, breast to abdomen olive/yellow. Outer primary and secondary feathers grey/lilac. Beak grey.

Colour Juvenile:

Unknown.

Call:

Not recorded.

More Information:

Avibase
IUCN Red List

Content Sources:

Birdlife International
Vanished and Vanishing Parrots, Forshaw, 2017.

Captive Status:

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Clutch Size:

Not recorded.

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World Population:

None.

IUCN Red List Status:
Extinct

CITES Listing:
Not Listed

Threat Summary:

Extinction probably caused by the clearing of the island’s forests, hunting or predation by feral species.

Range:

Known from two specimens found on the island of Raiatea, French Polynesia.

Habitat:

Thought to be a forest species, when the Society Islands were all forested.

Wild Diet:

Not recorded.

Ecology and Behaviour:

Not recorded.

Clutch and Egg Size:

Not recorded.

Breeding Season:

Not recorded.

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