Solomon Islands Eclectus Parrot (Eclectus infectus)

Posted on 31 December, 1793 in Extinct • Tagged with Solomon Islands, family-PSITTACIDAE, extinct-1790s

Year Last Seen:

1793

Comments:

This species may have survived as recently as the late 18th century, but became Extinct most likely as a result of over-hunting and predation by invasive mammals.

Habitat:

Nothing directly relating to the habits of this lost species is known.

Causes:

This species was presumably …


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