Cyanoramphus forbesi Rothschild 1893 (Chatham Islands parakeet)

Aves - Psittaciformes - Psittaculidae

Alternative combination: Cyanoramphus auriceps forbesi

Belongs to Cyanoramphus according to J. F. Clements et al. 2017

See also Tennyson and Millener 1994

Sister taxa: Cyanoramphus auriceps, Cyanoramphus novaezelandiae, Cyanoramphus saisseti

Ecology: ground dwelling carnivore

Distribution: found only at Site 1, Mangere Island (Quaternary of New Zealand)

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