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From today's featured article  Male (foreground) and female The Seychelles parakeet, or Seychelles Island parrot, is an extinct species of parrot that was endemic to the Seychelles in the Indian Ocean, on the islands of Mahé, Silhouette, and possibly Praslin. Scientifically named Palaeornis wardi by Edward Newton in 1867, it was later moved to the genus Psittacula, though genetic studies have led some researchers to suggest it should return to Palaeornis. The parakeet was about 41 cm (16 in) in length, with a long, pointed tail. The male was mainly green, with blue on parts of the head, a black cheek-stripe, a yellowish underside, and a purple-red wing patch. The female lacked the cheek-stripe and the juvenile resembled the female. The parakeet associated in groups within forests and flew between communal roost sites and feeding areas. It adapted to cultivated areas and its diet included fruit. Though abundant in 1811, it had become rare by 1867 due to human persecution for its perceived damage to crops. The last confirmed individual was shot in 1893. (Full article...)

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