| 2009 IUCN Red List Category (as evaluated by BirdLife International - the official Red List Authority for birds for IUCN): Extinct Family/Sub-family Psittacidae Species name author (Linnaeus, 1771) Taxonomic source(s) Brooks (2000), Sibley and Monroe (1990, 1993) |
Summary Mascarinus mascarinus was described by numerous early travellers to Réunion (to France), with several captive birds shipped to France in the late 18th century1. The last accounts of wild birds were from the 1770s, and birds were not mentioned by Bory writing in 1804, so the species may well have been extinct in the wild by then1. The captive birds in Paris had also died by this time but a single bird survived in the King of Bavaria's menagerie until at least 18341. Two specimens survive today2.
|
Ecology: Nothing is known, although it is likely to have inhabited forest where it fed on fruits and nuts.
|
Threats It is likely to have been hunted to extinction.
|
References 1. Cheke (1987). 2. Forshaw and Cooper (1989).
|
Text account compilers Tom Brooks (Conservation International), Simon Mahood (BirdLife International) |
Contributors Matthieu Le Corre (Centre d'Etudes Biologiques de Chizé) |
IUCN Red List evaluators Jeremy Bird (BirdLife International), Tom Brooks (Conservation International), Stuart Butchart (BirdLife International), Alison Stattersfield (BirdLife International) |
| Recommended citation BirdLife International (2009) Species factsheet: Mascarinus mascarinus. Downloaded from http://www.birdlife.org on 10/2/2010 |
This information is based upon, and updates, the information published in BirdLife International (2000) Threatened birds of the world. Barcelona and Cambridge, UK: Lynx Edicions and BirdLife International, BirdLife International (2004) Threatened birds of the world 2004 CD-ROM and BirdLife International (2008) Threatened birds of the world 2008 CD-ROM. These sources provide the information for species accounts for the birds on the IUCN Red List. To provide new information to update this factsheet or to correct any errors, please email BirdLife To contribute to discussions on the evaluation of the IUCN Red List status of Globally Threatened Birds, please visit BirdLife's Globally Threatened Bird Forums |
