echo parakeet, Mauritius parakeet (Psittacula eques echo) Description
English: Echo parakeet near Le Pétrin, Mauritius (05/2016).
Deutsch: Mauritiussittich bei Le Pétrin, Mauritius (05/2016).
Date 25 May 2016, 15:56:14
Author Michael Hanselmann https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:Quaoar10 (http://www.MichaelHanselmann.de)
Source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Mauritiussittich_2016_LePetrin.jpg
The echo parakeet or Mauritius parakeet (Psittacula eques), is a parrot endemic to Mauritius in the southern Indian Ocean. It is the only extant parrot of the Mascarene islands, all others have become extinct due to human activity. It is generally similar to the rose-ringed parakeet—its closest living relative—except that the Mascarenes bird is a stockier species with a markedly shorter tail and a more intensive emerald green.
