Chatham parakeet
| Chatham parakeet | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Psittaciformes |
| Superfamily: | Psittacoidea |
| Family: | Psittaculidae |
| Subfamily: | Platycercinae |
| Tribe: | Platycercini |
| Genus: | Cyanoramphus |
| Species: | C. forbesi |
| Binomial name | |
| Cyanoramphus forbesi (Kuhl, 1820) | |
The Chatham parakeet (Cyanoramphus forbesi), also known as the Forbes' parakeet or the yellow-fronted parakeet, is a rare parrot endemic to the Chatham Islands.
Range and habitat
The Chatham parakeet native habitat is in brushy forest on the Chatham Islands and Pitt Island. Due to hunting, the introduction of domestic cats and habitat destruction, the parakeets had diminished to 100 individuals on the lesser of the Mangere islands in 1938, but because of reforestation on Mangere Island Numbers have grown to hundreds. The parakeets are still confined to the two Mangere Islands.[2]
Diet
Chatham parakeets eat mainly invertebrates, though they are also known to eat flowers, seeds, and leaves.
References
- ↑ BirdLife International (2012). "Cyanoramphus forbesi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2013.2. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 26 November 2013.
- ↑ "Chatham Parakeet - BirdLife Species Factsheet". BirdLife International. Retrieved 7 April 2009.
External links
- "Forbes' parakeet and Chatham Island red-crowned parakeet recovery plan 2001-2011" (PDF). Department of Conservation, Wellington, New Zealand. 2001. Retrieved 2007-10-04.
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