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Rodrigues Parrot
Necropsittacus rodricanus (Milne-Edwards, 1867)
Psittaculidae — Old World Parrots
Rodrigues Parrot, Necropsittacus rodricanus, was a parrot of Rodrigues in the Indian Ocean, within the Mascarene Islands. It was the only parrot on Rodrigues with a very large head and beak, and a long tail. The bird was green and may have reached about 50 cm in length. It lived on islets off the south of Rodrigues, where rats were not present, and it fed on the seeds of Fernelia buxifolia. It is known from subfossil bones and historical accounts, and it was last recorded in 1761.
- Order
- Psittaciformes
- Family
- Psittaculidae — Old World Parrots
- Breeding range
- Indian Ocean: Rodrigues (e Mascarenes)
