Newton’s Parakeet |
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Also known as: Rodrigues Parakeet
Illustration of Newton's Parakeet
© John Gerrard Keulemans [Public Domain] via Wikimedia Commons
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Related publications: Alexandrinus exsulSpecies Profile
Genus: Alexandrinus | Species: exsul
Size:
40cm (15.6 in)
Weight:
Not recorded.
Subspecies including nominate:
one
Colour Adult:
Male-probably green, with red wing patches; also a blue morph in which the general plumage was blue/green with a grey wash; breast, abdomen and undertail coverts slightly paler; head darker in colour and without grey wash; thin black line between cere and eye; black stripes to cheek and black thin band to neck linking with blue/green band; primary feathers green/blue; upperparts to tail blue/green; underparts grey; upper mandible red, lower black. Eye yellow. Female-narrow black stripe to forehead; black stripes to cheek not extending to neck; crown suffused with gray; upper mandible black.
Colour Juvenile:
Not recorded.
Call:
Not recorded.
More Information:
Content Sources:
Wikipedia
BirdLife International
Vanished and Vanishing Parrots, Forshaw, 2017.
Cornell Lab of Ornithology/Birds of the World.
Illustration of Newton's Parakeet
© John Gerrard Keulemans [Public Domain] via Wikimedia Commons
Photos
View in GalleryDid You Know?
Early explorers to the island of Rodrigues described teaching the parrots to speak.Academic Research
Related publications: Alexandrinus exsulSpecies Care
Captive Status:
Not recorded.
Longevity:
Not recorded.
Housing:
Not recorded.
Diet:
Not recorded.
Enrichment:
Not recorded.
Nest Box Size:
Not recorded.
Clutch Size:
Not recorded.
Incubation Time:
Not recorded.
Fledging Age:
Not recorded.
Hatch Weight:
Not recorded.
Peak Weight:
Not recorded.
Weaning Weight:
Not recorded.
Illustration of Newton's Parakeet
© John Gerrard Keulemans [Public Domain] via Wikimedia Commons
Photos
View in GalleryDid You Know?
Early explorers to the island of Rodrigues described teaching the parrots to speak.Academic Research
Related publications: Alexandrinus exsulSpecies Wild Status
World Population:
None
IUCN Red List Status:
Extinct
CITES Listing:
Not listed.
Threat Summary:
These parrots were apparently in decline from the 1760s, when colonization was taking place. A combination of hunting and severe habitat loss caused their demise.
Range:
Formerly confined to the islands of Rodrigues and Mauritius, Indian Ocean.
Habitat:
Inhabited native forest, with Pandanus pines and palms.
Wild Diet:
Birds reportedly preferred the nuts and fruits of Cassine orientale and Fernelia buxifolia.
Ecology and Behaviour:
Undescribed, but presumably similar to that of Psittacula eques.
Clutch and Egg Size:
Not recorded.
Breeding Season:
Not recorded.
Illustration of Newton's Parakeet
© John Gerrard Keulemans [Public Domain] via Wikimedia Commons
Photos
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Early explorers to the island of Rodrigues described teaching the parrots to speak.Academic Research
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