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Birdsong field guide

Echo Parakeet

Psittacula eques

The Echo Parakeet is a vibrant emerald-green parrot and the last surviving native psittacine of the Mascarene Islands. Once the rarest parrot in the world, it is a flagship species for intensive conservation recovery on Mauritius.

What it sounds like

A loud, nasal, and resonant 'ark-ark' or 'cha-cha', which is deeper and more guttural than that of the Rose-ringed Parakeet.

Reference call, compare with what you heard

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Rec. Hans Matheve · MauritiusCC BY-NC-ND Xeno-canto

Field notes

The wild population reached a critical bottleneck in the late 1980s with only 10 to 12 individuals known to exist.
It displays sexual dimorphism; males have a red upper mandible and a pink neck ring, while females have an all-black beak and lack the ring.
Unlike the invasive Rose-ringed Parakeet, the Echo Parakeet has shorter, more rounded wings and a significantly shorter tail.
They are dietary specialists that feed almost exclusively on the fruits, leaves, and bark of native Mauritian canopy trees.
Recovery was achieved through intensive management, including captive breeding, supplementary feeding, and the provision of predator-proof nest boxes.

Habitat

High-canopy native evergreen forests and remnant upland scrub.

Range

Restricted to the Black River Gorges National Park on the island of Mauritius.

Similar & commonly confused birds

Alexandrine ParakeetPsittacula eupatria Blossom-headed ParakeetPsittacula roseata Derbyan ParakeetPsittacula derbiana Gray-headed ParakeetPsittacula finschii Layard's ParakeetPsittacula calthrapae Long-tailed ParakeetPsittacula longicauda Malabar ParakeetPsittacula columboides Mauritius Gray ParrotPsittacula bensoni

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