Oceanic eclectus
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Oceanic eclectus parrot
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| Oceanic eclectus Temporal range: Late Pleistocene to Holocene
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| 1793 drawing of a parrot believed to be the Oceanic eclectus parrot | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Psittaciformes |
| Family: | Psittaculidae |
| Genus: | Eclectus |
| Species: | †E. infectus
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| †Eclectus infectus Steadman , 2006 | |
The oceanic eclectus phalanges.[3]
Life restoration
of a male and femaleThe oceanic eclectus parrot became extinct on
Alessandro Malaspina's Pacific expedition, there is one sketch which appears to portray an Oceanic eclectus parrot.[4]
Fossil remains of the oceanic eclectus (Eclectus infectus), have been found in archaeological sites in the islands of Tonga and Vanuatu.[5] The species presumably existed in Fiji, as well. E. infectus had proportionally smaller wings than the Moluccan eclectus. The species became extinct after the arrival of humans 3000 years ago, presumably due to human-caused factors (habitat loss, introduced species).
References
- . Retrieved 13 November 2021.
- ISBN 0-226-77142-3.
- S2CID 73668033.
- ^ Olson, S. L: Birds, including extinct species, encountered by the Malaspina Expedition on Vava’u, Tonga and Brazil , in 1793. PDF Fulltext
- ^ Steadman D. (2006) "A New Species of Extinct Parrot (Psittacidae: Eclectus) from Tonga and Vanuatu, South Pacific." Pacific Science 60(1): 137–145 abstract Archived 2023-02-02 at the Wayback Machine
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