| Kingdom | Phylum | Class | Order | Family |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ANIMALIA | CHORDATA | AVES | PSITTACIFORMES | PSITTACIDAE |
| Scientific Name: | Psittacula wardi | |||
| Species Authority: | (E. Newton, 1867) | |||
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| Red List Category & Criteria: | Extinct ver 3.1 | ||||||||||||
| Year Published: | 2008 | ||||||||||||
| Assessor/s: | BirdLife International | ||||||||||||
| Reviewer/s: | Bird, J., Butchart, S. | ||||||||||||
| History: |
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| Range Description: | Psittacula wardi was endemic to Mahé and Silhouette, Seychelles, with a sight record from Praslin2. It was already rare when described in 1867, the last specimens were collected by Warry in 1881, and the last birds recorded in captivity (on Silhouette) in 18832. The species was extinct by 1906 when Nicoll visited the islands2. At least ten specimens exist1. |
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| Habitat and Ecology: | It was a forest species, probably feeding on fruit and seeds. |
| Systems: | Terrestrial |
| Major Threat(s): | Clearance of forest for coconut plantations and shooting and trapping (in particular, to protect maize crops) were the main causes of the species's demise1. |
| Citation: | BirdLife International 2008. Psittacula wardi. In: IUCN 2011. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2011.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 26 May 2012. |
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