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Seychelles Parakeet
Illustration of Seychelles Parakeet
Credit: © John Gerrard Keulemans (1842-1912) | Creative Commons
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Did You Know?
The Seychelles Parakeet was last recorded in 1881. This bird resembled the Alexandrine Parakeet, lacking the pink collar.
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Not AvailableSpecies Profile
Genus:Psittacula
Species:
wardi
| Size: | Adult Weight: |
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| Probably between 30-40cm (11.7-15.6 in) | Probably 100-125g (3.5-4.4 oz) |
Races including nominate:
one
Colourization Adult: Both adults all green in colour with red upper wing coverts and dark edging to primary and secondary feathers; black ring encircling neck; blue wash on nape and occiput. Bill red. Eye yellow.
Colourization Juvenile: Undescribed
Call: Not available
Recent Academic Research: Google Scholar - search results
Content Sources:
Wikipedia http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seychelles_Parakeet
BirdLife International http://www.birdlife.org/datazone/species/index.html?action=SpcHTMDetails.asp&sid=1528&m=0
Lexicon of Parrots http://www.arndt-verlag.com/projekt/birds_3.cgi?Desc=E191.htm&Pic=191_1.JPG
Parrots of the World, Forshaw, 2006.
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