Ouvea Parakeet

The Ouvea Parakeet or Uvea Parakeet, is a species of parrot in the Psittacidae family. 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.

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The Ouvea Parakeet is classified as Endangered (EN), considered to be facing a very high risk of extinction in the wild.

The Ouvea Parakeet (Eunymphicus uvaeensis) or Uvea Parakeet, is a species of parrot in the Psittacidae family. 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. The Ouvea Parakeet is a medium sized parakeet with mostly green plumage and a prominent green crest. The crest is composed of six backward feathers that curl forwards. More

The Ouvea Parakeet is an endemic bird to New Caledonia precisely to Ouvea in the Loyalty Islands. The parakeet is listed in Appendix I of CITES and the IUCN considers her conservation status as critical. This species is threatened of extinction because her population is alone and declining, with a low number, a limited home range and a habitat declining. The ASPO was founded in 1993 to conserve this natural inheritance. More

The Ouvea parakeet (Eunymphicus uvaensis) is an endemic bird of the island of Ouvea, located in the Loyaute archipelago of New-Caledonia. The main threats to this forest species is the habitat destruction and the illegal trapping of nestlings for the pet trade. In order to reduce the population decline, the "Association Pour la Sauvegarde de la Perruche d More

The Ouvea parakeet (Eunymphicus cornutus uvaeensis) is an endemic bird to Ouvea in the Loyalty Island, off the west coast of New Caledonia. The species is nearing extinction due to declining habitat. The bird's core population can be found in the 'Great forest' at the north of Ouvea island. The entire population of Ouvea Parakeet is estimated at 600 birds. More

The Ouvea parakeet is endemic to New Caledonia, this species is threatened of extinction because its declining population only lives in Ouvea. Ratings/Review of this resource: E-Mail: primot@loyalty.nc Website: http://www.netacces.com/aspo/indexgb.html Detailed Information: La perruche d`Ouvea est une espece endemique menacee d`extinction, decouvrez la perruche d`Ouvea, son mode de reproduction, son habitat ainsi que les actions engagees pour sa sauvegarde. More

rare Ouvea Parakeet (the chances were slim anyway), I found the 15-minute walk from the pier intriguing. On the walk, I noticed most of the island’s vegetation was very low – meaning, none of it was v… Overview 0 words 24 10 9 TravBuddies going to Ouvea - There are no TravBuddies currently planning to visit Ouvea. More

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Despite not sighting a rare Ouvea Parakeet (the chances were slim anyway), I found the 15-minute walk from the pier intriguing. More

Ouvea, ImageOuvea Parakeethome of the Ouvea Parakeet, where it is much more basic in a landowner gite. This is a short, easy tour which can easily be combined with another island group such as the Cook Islands, Vanuatu, Fiji or Western Samoa. Mambo is Free Software released under the GNU/GPL License. More

Order : Psittaciformes
Family : Psittacidae
Genus : Eunymphicus
Species : uvaeensis
Authority : (Layard, 1882)