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Psittacula wardi

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Taxonomy [top]

Kingdom Phylum Class Order Family
ANIMALIA CHORDATA AVES PSITTACIFORMES PSITTACIDAE

Scientific Name: Psittacula wardi
Species Authority: (E. Newton, 1867)
Common Name/s:
English – Seychelles Parakeet, Seychelles Parrot

Assessment Information [top]

Red List Category & Criteria: Extinct ver 3.1
Year Published: 2012
Assessor/s: BirdLife International
Reviewer/s: Butchart, S. & Symes, A.
Contributor/s:
Justification:
This species was found in the Seychelles, but it is now Extinct as a result of hunting pressure. The last known individuals were shot in 1893, and none were found on a survey in 1906.
History:
2008 – Extinct
2004 – Extinct
2000 – Extinct
1994 – Extinct
1988 – Extinct

Geographic Range [top]

Range Description: Psittacula wardi was endemic to Mahé and Silhouette, Seychelles, with a sight record from Praslin. A 'considerable number' were found in 1811, but it was rare by 1867 and the last specimen was shot on Mahé by Abbott in 1893. It may have survived into the 20th century (Skerrett and Disley 2011) although was apparently extinct by the time Nicoll visited the island in 1906 (Lionnet 1984). At least ten specimens exist (Forshaw and Cooper 1989).

Countries:
Regionally extinct:
Seychelles
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Habitat and Ecology [top]

Habitat and Ecology: It was a forest species, probably feeding on fruit and seeds.

Systems: Terrestrial

Threats [top]

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 demise (Forshaw and Cooper 1989).

Citation: BirdLife International 2012. Psittacula wardi. In: IUCN 2012. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2012.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 18 May 2013.
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