Ouvea parakeet
| Ouvea parakeet | |
|---|---|
| On north Ouvéa Island, New Caledonia | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Psittaciformes |
| Family: | Psittaculidae |
| Genus: | Eunymphicus |
| Species: | E. uvaeensis |
| Binomial name | |
| Eunymphicus uvaeensis (E.L. & E.L.C. Layard, 1882) | |
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The Ouvea parakeet (Eunymphicus uvaeensis) or Uvea parakeet, is a species of parrot in the genus Eunymphicus, in the family Psittaculidae. 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.