Seychelles parakeet

The Seychelles parakeet (Psittacula wardi) is an extinct bird. It used to live on the Seychelles islands in the Indian Ocean.

Seychelles parakeet
Illustration of a male (front) and female, by John Gerrard Keulemans, 1876
Conservation status
Extinct (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Order:	Psittaciformes
Family:	Psittaculidae
Genus:	Psittacula
Species:	†P. wardi
Binomial name
Psittacula wardi (Newton, 1867)
Location of the Seychelles
Synonyms
Palaeornis wardi Newton, 1867 Psittacula eupatria wardi (Newton, 1867)

Seychelles Parakeet Media

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  Two male Alexandrine parakeets. This species is the closest living relative of the Seychelles parakeet.

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  Illustration of a male, by Keulemans, 1907

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  Only known depiction from life, showing a captive juvenile (left) and male, by Marianne North, 1883