The Extinct Mascarene Grey Parakeet (Psittacula bensoni)
The extinct Mascarene Grey Parakeet (Psittacula bensoni) was a unique parrot species found only on the Mascarene Islands in the Indian Ocean. Once abundant across Mauritius, Réunion and possibly other islands, this brilliantly colored parakeet disappeared in less than 200 years following human colonization of the islands. Today, the Mascarene Grey Parakeet serves as a…