Rodrigues Parrot (Necropsittacus rodricanus)

Year Last Seen:

1761

Comments:

This species was endemic to the island of Rodrigues, Mauritius, but is now Extinct. It was last reported in 1761 and presumably hunted to extinction soon after.

Habitat:

Nothing is known, though it is likely to have been a forest species.

Causes:

Hunting is likely to have caused its extinction.

Distribution:

Necropsittacus rodricanus is known from Rodrigues, Mauritius, from several early travellers' reports (Cheke 1987) and a number of subfossil bones (Cowles 1987). Pingré wrote the last report in 1763 based on observations from 1761 (Cheke 1987), and the species was presumably extinct soon after.

References:

IUCN Redbook Data