Family: Psittacidae (Parrots)

Authority: (Milne-Edwards, 1867)

Red List Category

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Justification of Red List category
This species was endemic to the island of Rodrigues, Mauritius, but is now Extinct. It was last reported in 1761 and presumably went extinct soon after from a combination of deforestation, over-hunting, and introduced predators.

Population size: 0 mature individuals

Population trend:

Country endemic: no

Attributes
Land-mass type - oceanic island
Realm - Afrotropical
IUCN System - Terrestrial