Aves - Psittaciformes - Psittaculidae
Alternative combination: Psittacus mauritianus
Full reference: R. Owen. 1866. Evidence of a species, perhaps extinct, of a large parrot (Psittacus mauritianus, Owen), contemporary with the Dodo in the island of Mauritius. Ibis 2(2):168-171
Belongs to Lophopsittacus according to J. P. Hume 2007
See also del Hoyo et al. 2014, Lambrecht 1933, Newton and Gadow 1893 and Owen 1866
Sister taxon: Lophopsittacus bensoni
Type specimen: Its type locality is Mare aux Songes swamp (Clark collection), which is in a Holocene mire/swamp peat in Mauritius
Ecology: ground dwelling carnivore
Distribution:
• Quaternary of Mauritius (4 collections)
Total: 4 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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