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Eunymphicus cornutus uvaeensis (Ouvea horned parakeet)

Synonyms: Eunymphicus uvaeensis (homotypic)

Wikipedia Abstract

The Ouvea parakeet (Eunymphicus uvaeensis) or Uvea parakeet, is a species of parrot in the genus Eunymphicus, in the family Psittaculidae. It is endemic to the island of Uvea in the Loyalty Islands, New Caledonia. The species was once considered conspecific with the horned parakeet of Grande Terre, but they have now been split into two species.
View Wikipedia Record: Eunymphicus cornutus uvaeensis

Endangered Species

Status: Vulnerable
View IUCN Record: Eunymphicus cornutus uvaeensis

EDGE Analysis

Uniqueness Scale: Similiar (0) 
1
 Unique (100)
Uniqueness & Vulnerability Scale: Similiar & Secure (0) 
44
 Unique & Vulnerable (100)
ED Score: 3.60587
EDGE Score: 3.60677
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Attributes

Clutch Size [2]  3
Incubation [1]  20 days

Prey / Diet

Predators

Accipiter fasciatus (Brown Goshawk)[3]

Providers

Shelter 
Didymocheton rufescens rufescens[3]
Intsia bijuga (ifil)[3]
Mimusops elengi (Spanish cherry)[3]

External References

Citations

Attributes / relations provided by
♦ 1del Hoyo, J., Elliott, A., Sargatal, J., Christie, D.A. & de Juana, E. (eds.). Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive. Lynx Edicions, Barcelona.
♦ 2BirdLife International (2012) Species factsheet: Eunymphicus uvaeensis. Downloaded from http://www.birdlife.org on 08/09/2012.
♦ 3Activity patterns, habitat use, foraging behaviour and food selection of the Ouvéa Parakeet (Eunymphicus cornutus uvaeensis), Olivier Robinet, Vincent Bretagnolle and Mick Clout, Emu, 2003, 103, 71–80
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Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0