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Broad-billed Parrot  (Lophopsittacus mauritianus)

 
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The Broad-billed Parrot (Lophopsittacus maurtitanus) a large cockatoo-like bird which may have had similarities with the Black Cockatoos of Australia

Credit: (c) World Parrot Trust
 
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Was apparently a poor flier (not flightless) which contributed to its extinction through overhunting.

Status in the Wild
World Population:
None

Range: Mauritius, Mascarene Islands.

Habitat:
Wooded forest

Threat Summary:
Hunting for food.

IUCN Rating:
Extinct, late 1630s.

Wild Diet:
Bill weakly constructed; possibly ate soft foods.

CITES Rating:
Not available

Ecology:
Not available

Clutch and Egg Size:
Not available

Breeding Season:
Not available

More Info Sites:
http://www.birds.mu/Extinct/BroadBilledParrot.htm

http://www.uwsp.edu/geo/faculty/heywood/geog358/extinctb/MBParrot.htm

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Broad-billed_Parrot