Mascarinus mascarin Linnaeus, 1771:524
Mascarene parrot, Mascarin
Taxonomy & Nomenclature
Synonym/s: Mascarinus mascarinus [orthographic error]
Conservation Status
Extinct
Last record: c.1785 (Tyrberg, 2009:90); 1790 (Kittelberger et al., 2024); c.1800 (Hume, 2007); 1834 (Greenway, 1967); 1834 or later (Day, 1981:72)
IUCN RedList status: Extinct
Distribution
Réunion, Mascarene Islands
Biology & Ecology
Hypodigm
Media
References
Original scientific description:
Other references:
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