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Chatham Islands Parakeet

Cyanoramphus forbesiRothschild, LW, 1893

English (US) Chatham Islands Parakeet

The Chatham Islands Parakeet (Cyanoramphus forbesi) is a bird species documented in the AviList Global Avian Checklist. On BirdGuides.io, 0 professional guides specialise in helping birdwatchers observe this species. It belongs to the family Psittaculidae (Old World Parrots) in the order Psittaciformes.

Range: Chatham Islands (Mangere and Little Mangare)Range summary from AviList, in English.

Scientific name
Cyanoramphus forbesi
IUCN Red List
Vulnerable
English (US)
Chatham Islands Parakeet
Described by
Rothschild, LW, 1893

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Taxonomic history

First described as
Cyanorhamphus forbesi
Described by
Rothschild, LW, 1893
Type locality
Chatham Islands.
Original description
Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1893, pt.3, no.35 p.529

Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.

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