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    The Seychelles Parakeet was a small parrot endemic to some islands of Seychelles. It resembled the Alexandrine Parakeet but lacked pink coloring on its collar. Farmers and plantation owners are believed to have driven the species extinct through intense persecution. Genetic studies indicate the species diverged from the Alexandrine Parakeet over 11 million years ago when sea levels were lower. The last confirmed sighting was in 1883 and the species was considered extinct by 1906.

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    The Seychelles Parakeet was a small parrot endemic to some islands of Seychelles. It resembled the Alexandrine Parakeet but lacked pink coloring on its collar. Farmers and plantation owners are believed to have driven the species extinct through intense persecution. Genetic studies indicate the species diverged from the Alexandrine Parakeet over 11 million years ago when sea levels were lower. The last confirmed sighting was in 1883 and the species was considered extinct by 1906.

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    The Seychelles Parakeet was a small parrot endemic to some islands of Seychelles. It resembled the Alexandrine Parakeet but lacked pink coloring on its collar. Farmers and plantation owners are believed to have driven the species extinct through intense persecution. Genetic studies indicate the species diverged from the Alexandrine Parakeet over 11 million years ago when sea levels were lower. The last confirmed sighting was in 1883 and the species was considered extinct by 1906.

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    The Seychelles Parakeet was a small parrot endemic to some islands of Seychelles. It resembled the Alexandrine Parakeet but lacked pink coloring on its collar. Farmers and plantation owners are believed to have driven the species extinct through intense persecution. Genetic studies indicate the species diverged from the Alexandrine Parakeet over 11 million years ago when sea levels were lower. The last confirmed sighting was in 1883 and the species was considered extinct by 1906.

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    The Seychelles Parakeet (Psittacula wardi) occurred in the Indian ocean islands of the

    Seychelles group. It resembled the Alexandrine Parakeet but was smaller and lacked the pink
    colour in its collar. The species is suspected to have become extinct due to intense persecution by
    farmers and coconut plantation owners.

    Illustration from the 1700s


    Phylogenetic studies suggest that the species diverged from the Alexandrine Parakeet through
    isolation of populations that dispersed through the Indian Subcontinent into Seychelles about 11
    million years ago when sea levels were much lower.[2]

    Seychelles Parakeet at the top left


    The Seychelles Parakeet (Psittacula wardi) occurred in the Indian ocean islands of the Seychelles group.
    It resembled the Alexandrine Parakeet but was smaller and lacked the pink colour in its collar. The
    species is suspected to have become extinct due to intense persecution by farmers and coconut
    plantation owners.
    Phylogenetic studies suggest that the species diverged from the Alexandrine Parakeet through isolation
    of populations that dispersed through the Indian Subcontinent into Seychelles about 11 million years
    ago when sea levels were much lower

    It was endemic to Mah and Silhouette and was once sighted on Praslin. It was rare when
    described even in 1867. The last specimens were collected by Warry in 1881, and the last birds
    recorded in captivity on Silhouette in 1883. Ten specimens exist today.[3] The species was extinct
    by 1906.

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