Seychelles parakeet
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The Seychelles parakeet (Psittacula wardi) is an extinct bird. It used to live on the Seychelles islands in the Indian Ocean.
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| Illustration of a male (front) and female, by John Gerrard Keulemans, 1876 | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Order: | Psittaciformes |
| Family: | Psittaculidae |
| Genus: | Psittacula |
| Species: | †P. wardi
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| Psittacula wardi (Newton, 1867)
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| Location of the Seychelles | |
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Seychelles Parakeet Media
Two male Alexandrine parakeets. This species is the closest living relative of the Seychelles parakeet.
Illustration of a male, by Keulemans, 1907
Only known depiction from life, showing a captive juvenile (left) and male, by Marianne North, 1883
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References
- ↑ BirdLife International (2012). "Psittacula wardi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN. 2012. Retrieved 26 November 2013.