Rodriguez parrot necklace [1] ( lat. Psittacula exsul ) is an extinct bird of the parrot family.
| † Rodriguez Necklace |
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| No rank : | Bilateral symmetrical |
| View: | † Rodriguez Necklace |
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| International scientific name |
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Psittacula exsul ( A. Newton , 1872) |
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Extinct speciesIUCN 3.1 Extinct : 22685465 |
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Content
Body length 40 cm. It was distinguished by bluish-gray, and not green (like other ringed parrots ) coloring. The males had a black “necklace” characteristic of ringed parrots. Early researchers mention the red feathers in the shoulder region, however, the two remaining stuffed animals do not have such feathers. There is information about green parrots, but it is not known whether these were young birds, or whether it was a special color morph.
Inhabited the island of Rodriguez in the Indian Ocean .
In 1691, parrots were numerous. However, the destruction of the habitat, bird hunting and capture as pets (contemporaries say that parrots were easily tamed and had considerable ability to talk) led to the fact that by 1761 the birds became rare, and in 1875 was killed, as it is believed last instance. This was probably a young male (judging by the absence of red spots in the shoulder region and the completely black beak), a stuffed animal which is stored in the Museum of Cambridge University along with a stuffed adult female. Numerous subfossil bones have also been preserved.
- ↑ Vinokurov A.A. Rare and endangered animals. Birds: Ref. allowance / ed. V. E. Sokolova . - M .: Higher school, 1992. - S. 62. - 446 p. : ill. - 100,000 copies. - ISBN 5-06-002116-5 .
