Chatham Islands parakeet

Chatham Islands parakeet
Chatham parakeet
CITES Appendix I (CITES)[2]
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Psittaciformes
Family: Psittaculidae
Genus: Cyanoramphus
Species:
C. forbesi
Binomial name
Cyanoramphus forbesi

The Chatham Islands parakeet (Cyanoramphus forbesi), also known as Forbes' parakeet, is a rare parakeet endemic to the Chatham Islands group, New Zealand. This parakeet is one of New Zealand's rarest birds and is classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, as a result of a range of threats to the species survival, including habitat loss, predation, and hybridization. A number of conservation methods have been employed to assist the recovery of this species, and currently the population trend is considered stable.

  1. ^ BirdLife International (2016). "Cyanoramphus forbesi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T22724553A94871584. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22724553A94871584.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
  2. ^ "Appendices | CITES". cites.org. Retrieved 2022-01-14.