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Guadeloupe parakeet

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Family
  
Psittacidae

Tribe
  
Arini

Scientific name
  
Aratinga labati

Higher classification
  
Aratinga

Order
  
Parrot

Superfamily
  
Psittacoidea

Subfamily
  
Arinae

Genus
  
Psittacara

Phylum
  
Chordata

Rank
  
Species

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Similar
  
Guadeloupe amazon, Lesser Antillean macaw, Martinique amazon, Bird, Aratinga

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:

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.

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.

References

Guadeloupe parakeet Wikipedia