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''Anodorhynchus purpurascens'', is an hypothetical |
''Anodorhynchus purpurascens'', is an [[hypothetical extinct species]] of [[parrot]]. Its native name was '''Oné Couli'''. It was described by [[Walter Rothschild, 2nd Baron Rothschild|Rothschild]] and featured in his book, ''[[Extinct Birds (Rothschild book)|Extinct Birds]]'' published in 1907<ref name = Rothschild1907>{{cite book |title = Extinct Birds |first = Walter |last = Rothschild | year = 1907| publisher = Hutchison, London}}</ref>, but there is very little evidence to support it as separate species<ref name = Fuller1987/>. Rothschild named the species because uniform bluish coloured macaws were said to have inhabited the island of [[Guadeloupe]]<ref name = Rothschild1907/>; however, they were probably imported [[Hyacinth Macaw]]s from the mainland of [[South America]].<ref name = Fuller1987>{{cite book |title = Extinct Birds |pages = p. 148–9 |first = Errol |last = Fuller | year = 1987| publisher = Penguin Books (England) |isbn = 0670817972}}</ref> |
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Anodorhynchus purpurascens Rothschild, 1907
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Anodorhynchus purpurascens, is an hypothetical extinct species of parrot. Its native name was Oné Couli. It was described by Rothschild and featured in his book, Extinct Birds published in 1907[1], but there is very little evidence to support it as separate species[2]. Rothschild named the species because uniform bluish coloured macaws were said to have inhabited the island of Guadeloupe[1]; however, they were probably imported Hyacinth Macaws from the mainland of South America.[2]