Alexandrinus echo Newton and Newton 1876 (echo parakeet)

Aves - Psittaciformes - Psittaculidae

Alternative combinations: Palaeornis echo, Psittacula echo, Psittacula eques echo

Belongs to Alexandrinus according to M. P. Braun et al. 2019

See also Clements et al. 2017 and Hume 2007

Sister taxon: Alexandrinus exsul

Ecology: ground dwelling carnivore

Distribution: found only at Valleys of Le Pouce (Quaternary of Mauritius)

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