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Mauritius Grey Parrot Lophopsittacus bensoni



Family: Psittacidae (Parrots)

Authority: Holyoak, 1973

Red List Category

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Justification of Red List category
This species was known from Mauritius, and possibly Reunion. It persisted into the mid-1700s despite heavily hunting and persecution, but severe deforestation during the 18th century appears to have rapidly driven it to extinction by the end of the 1750s.

Population size: 0 mature individuals

Population trend:

Country endemic: no

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

Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Species factsheet: Mauritius Grey Parrot Lophopsittacus bensoni. Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/species/factsheet/mauritius-grey-parrot-lophopsittacus-bensoni on 22/11/2024.
Recommended citation for factsheets for more than one species: BirdLife International (2024) IUCN Red List for birds. Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/species/search on 22/11/2024.