Raiatea Parakeet
Also known as:
Society Parakeet
Also known as:
Society Parakeet
DID YOU KNOW?
This species’ last reported sighting was in 1773.
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:
Content Sources:
Birdlife International
Vanished and Vanishing Parrots, Forshaw, 2017.
Captive Status:
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Longevity:
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Housing:
—
Diet:
—
Enrichment:
—
Nest Box Size:
—
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:
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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