Hypothetical species

Several extinct species have been postulated, but owing to a lack of evidence they can only be regarded as hypothetical extinct species. They have caused confusion, as they may have been a separate species, a subspecies, or an introduced species.[1]

A 1722 illustration by Jean-Baptiste Labat of three parrots on Guadeloupe. There are no remains of these parrots and so accurate taxonomic classification is impossible.

Parrots

Populations of several parrot species were described mainly in the unscientific writings of early travelers to the Caribbean and Mascarene Islands, and subsequently scientifically described by several naturalists mainly in the 20th century, with no more evidence than the earlier observations and without specimens, to have their names associated with the extinct species that they were postulating.[1]

List of hypothetical species

Battus polydamas antiquus (possibly based on a misidentification)
Dominican green-and-yellow macaw
Eos unicolor
Geoffroyus aureus
Guadeloupe amazon
Jamaican red macaw
Painted vulture
Lesser Antillean macaw
Lorius tibialis
Martinique amazon
Martinique macaw
hypothetical relatives of the Rodrigues Parrot
Red-headed macaw
Réunion solitaire (probable misidentification of the Réunion ibis)
Réunion swamphen

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References

Fuller, Errol (1987). Extinct Birds. Penguin Books (England). p. 131. ISBN 0-670-81787-2.

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[Fuller1987_p131-1] Fuller, Errol (1987). Extinct Birds. Penguin Books (England). p. 131. ISBN 0-670-81787-2.