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The species Carolina Parakeet is extinct. |
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- Conuropsis carolinensis
Identification
31-33cm. Green, yellow head, orange cheeks.
Distribution
Formerly Eastern United States.
Extinct; last reported 1918
Taxonomy
Two subspecies are recognized[1]; both are extinct.
- C. c. ludoviciana - formerly south central United States, across the Mississippi–Missouri River drainages
- C. c. carolinensis - formerly southeastern United States, from Virginia to Florida. Last records in wild from 1930s; last bird in captivity died 1918
Habitat
Forests and forest edges.
Behaviour
Diet
The diet included fruit and grains.
Breeding
It nested in tree cavities.
References
- Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, S. M. Billerman, T. A. Fredericks, J. A. Gerbracht, D. Lepage, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2021. The eBird/Clements checklist of Birds of the World: v2021. Downloaded from https://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
- Avibase
- All About Birds
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2025) Carolina Parakeet. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 5 February 2025 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Carolina_Parakeet
