†Eclectus infectus Steadman 2006 (oceanic parrot)

Aves - Psittaciformes - Psittaculidae

Full reference: D. W. Steadman. 2006. A new species of extinct parrot (Psittacidae: Eclectus) from Tonga and Vanuatu, South Pacific. Pacific Science 60:137-145

Belongs to Eclectus according to T. H. Worthy et al. 2015

See also Steadman 2006 and Worthy and Burley 2019

Sister taxa: none

Type specimen: UF 52069/52076, a set of limb elements (femur). Its type locality is Layer II, Anatu, Eua, which is in a Pleistocene/Holocene cave siliciclastic in Tonga.

Ecology: ground dwelling carnivore

Distribution:

• Quaternary of Tonga (8 collections), Vanuatu (2)

Total: 10 collections including 11 occurrences

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