Guadeloupe parakeet
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| 1722 illustration by Labat of a Guadeloupe parakeet at the top right, with a Guadeloupe amazon and a Lesser Antillean macaw | |
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P. labati
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| Psittacara labati (Rothschild, 1905)
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The Guadeloupe parakeet (Psittacara labati) might have been a species of parrot that was endemic to Guadeloupe.
Jean-Baptiste Labat described a population of small parrots living on Guadeloupe:
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Those of Guadaloupe are about the size of a blackbird, entirely green, except a few small red feathers, which they have on their head. Their bill is white. They are very gentle, loving, and learn to speak easily.[2]
They were later named Conurus labati, and are now called the Guadeloupe parakeet (Psittacara labati). It has been postulated to be a separate species based on little evidence. There are no specimens or remains of the extinct parrots. Their taxonomy may never be fully elucidated, and so their postulated status as a separate species is hypothetical.[3]
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