Carolina Parakeet

By IvoryBilledWoodpecker26
  • Oct 8, 1492

    Modern European Discovery of America

    Explorer Christopher Columbus lands in Hispaniola in the West Indies
  • 1582

    First Described by George Peckham

    Referenced in "A True Report of the Late Discoveries of the Newfound Lands"

  • First Scientifically Described by Marc Catesby

    Officially described in "Natural History of Carolina, Florida and the Bahama Islands"

  • First Scientific Name Given

    The name "Psittacus carolinensis" was given by Carl Linnaeus in the 10th Edition of "Systemae Naturae"

  • Decline First Noted

    Noted by naturalist John James Audubon

  • Almost Exclusively Limited to Florida

    Rough Estimate

  • Last Wild Bird Killed East of the Mississippi (Excluding Florida)

    Killed in Kentucky

  • Last Large Flock Reported

    Roughly 20 birds, including juveniles, although these were nowhere near previous sizes of 200-300 birds

  • C.c. Carolinensis Becomes Extinct in the Wild

    Killed in Okeechobee County, Florida

  • C.c. Ludovicianus Becomes Extinct

    Although in may have survived in isolated patches until c. 1914

  • Last Female in Captivity Dies

    Cincinnati Zoo

  • Last Known Specimen Dies

    Cincinnati Zoo, resided there for about 35 years since c. 1885

  • Last Widely Recognized Sighting

    Okeechobee County, Florida

  • Last Decently Credible Sighting

    Experienced ornithologists claimed to have seen this species in the Santee River Basin in South Carolina

  • Declared Extinct by the American Ornithologist's Union