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Lost US parrot species went extinct not once but twice
Life 14 November 2019 By Michael Le Page A parrot that was lost twiceArtokoloro Quint Lox Limited / Alamy Stock PhotoThe only parrot once common in the US may have gone extinct more recently than thought. According to an analysis of records, the western subspecies of the Carolina parakeet may have clung on until the…
Life
14 November 2019
Artokoloro Quint Lox Limited / Alamy Stock Photo
The only parrot once common in the US may have gone extinct more recently than thought. According to an analysis of records, the western subspecies of the Carolina parakeet may have clung on until the 1940s, three decades later than previous estimates.
This bright green bird with a red and yellow head was once found in much of the US, with its range stretching from the east coast to Nebraska in the Midwest, and as far south as Florida. “The stacks of grain put up in …
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