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PRB-0256Psittaciformes

Puerto Rican Parakeet

Periquito de Puerto Rico

Psittacara maugei

ExtinctIUCN NE · Not assessed or unresolved

The Puerto Rican parakeet or Puerto Rican conure (Psittacara maugei) is an extinct species of parrot that was found on Mona Island and possibly in Puerto Rico.

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FamilyPsittacidaeNew World and African Parrots

Puerto Rico occurrenceExtinctAvibase inferred core 380

Primary habitatHistorical forest and woodlandHistorical forest and woodland

Primary dietHerbivore

Average massNot resolvedGlobal trait estimate

MovementNot resolved

Island profile

Catalog scopeAvibase inferred core 380

About the Puerto Rican Parakeet

This atlas includes Puerto Rican Parakeet (Psittacara maugei) with atlas status “Extinct” within scope “Avibase inferred core 380.” Puerto Rico context sources associate it with Historical forest and woodland.

Conservation

Not assessed or unresolved

Global and Puerto Rico-specific conservation references are kept separate in this compilation.

Global IUCN: NE
Puerto Rico DNER: No current listing in source crosswalk
Federal ESA: No current listing in source crosswalk
Critical habitat: Not identified in source crosswalk

Natural history

How it lives

Habitat: Historical forest and woodland
Elevation: 0–Not resolved m
Nest: Tree cavity · Tree; Rock
Clutch: Not resolved
Social behavior: Social / flocking

Keep exploring

This bird belongs to 8 paths through the atlas.

The complete catalogAll Birds of Puerto Rico402 birds →Extinction archiveLost Endemic Birds8 birds →Found nowhere elsePuerto Rico's Endemic Birds27 birds →Birds by habitatForest Birds159 birds →ConservationNot assessed or unresolved Birds15 birds →Occurrence in Puerto RicoExtinct & Prehistoric Birds9 birds →Occurrence in Puerto RicoHistorical Birds14 birds →Bird familyNew World and African Parrots (Psittacidae)19 birds →

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Identification, sound, place, and explanatory guides connecting this species to larger questions.

01The lost atlasExtinct and prehistoric birdsOpen guide ↗

Evidence trail

Sources, media & further reading

eBird species profile↗Macaulay Library media↗iNaturalist observations↗GBIF occurrence data↗Wikipedia in English↗Wikipedia en Español↗Media source · commons.wikimedia.org↗Source record 1↗Source record 2↗Source record 3↗Source record 4↗Source record 5↗

Research note: Globally extinct (eBird taxonomy extinction year 1892); Avibase raw status shows Endemic without displaying Extinct.