Black-fronted parakeet

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Black-fronted parakeet
Illustration from 1849

Extinct (1850) (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Psittaciformes
Family: Psittaculidae
Genus: Cyanoramphus
Species:
C. zealandicus
Binomial name
Cyanoramphus zealandicus
(Latham, 1790)
Synonyms

Psittacus zealandicus Latham, 1790
Cyanoramphus erythronotus Kuhl, 1820
Platycercus phaeton

The

Pacific island of Tahiti. Its native name was simply ’ā’ā ("parrot") according to Latham (1790) though White (1887) gives "aa-maha".[2]

It was discovered on

.

Extinction

Painting by Georg Forster

Like its relative, the

kiore rats and pigs, which undoubtedly preyed on the bird's eggs on occasion. The natives of Tahiti, who valued red parrot feathers for use in handicraft above all others, had to trade for these with the Samoans
, as the black-fronted parakeet did not possess the desired feathers in sufficient quality and quantity. However, they liked to keep the species as pets. After the introduction of cats and European rats, the species rapidly succumbed to these predators.

Footnotes

  1. . Retrieved 12 November 2021.
  2. ^
    blue-crowned lories
    (Vini australis) - Tregear (1891) records the Tahitian name "aa-taevao", "parrot imported from abroads".

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