Necropsittacus Milne-Edwards 1874 (parrot)

Aves - Psittaciformes - Psittaculidae

Full reference: A. Milne-Edwards. 1874. Recherches sur la faune ancienne des Iles Mascareignes. Annales des Sciences Naturelles, Cinquième Série, Zoologie et Paléontologie 19(3):1-31

Parent taxon: Psittaculini according to J. P. Hume 2007

See also del Hoyo et al. 2014 and Lambrecht 1933

Sister taxon: Lophopsittacus

Subtaxa: Necropsittacus rodricanus

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Ecology: ground dwelling carnivore

Distribution:

• Quaternary of Mauritius (3 collections)

Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence

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