Violet macaw

Violet macaw
Restoration by Keulemans
Scientific classification (disputed)
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Psittaciformes
Family: Psittacidae
Subfamily: Psittacinae
Tribe: Arini
Genus: Anodorhynchus
Species: A. purpurascens
Binomial name
Anodorhynchus purpurascens
Rothschild, 1907
Location of Guadeloupe

The violet macaw (Anodorhynchus purpurascens) is an hypothetical extinct species of parrot. Its native name was oné couli. It was described by Rothschild and featured in his book, Extinct Birds published in 1907,[1] but there is very little evidence to support it as separate species.[2] Rothschild named the species because uniform bluish coloured macaws were said to have inhabited the island of Guadeloupe;[1] however, they were probably hyacinth macaws imported from the mainland of South America.[2] The sources Rothschild referred to have not been traced, and only the genus Ara is known to have colonised the West Indies.[3]

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Rothschild, Walter (1907). Extinct Birds. Hutchison, London.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Fuller, Errol (1987). Extinct Birds. Penguin Books (England). pp. 148–149. ISBN 0-670-81787-2.
  3. ↑ Hume, J. P.; Walters, M. (2012). Extinct Birds. A & C Black. ISBN 140815725X.