REISCHEK'S PARAKEET is one of eight subspecies (two of which are now extinct) of the red-crowned parakeet which have evolved to live in the varied habitats of different Pacific Ocean islands. This subspecies is found only in the subantarctic Antipodes Islands and has slightly yellower plumage than its mainland relative.
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Forest and Bird, Issue 268, 1 May 1993, Unnumbered Page
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50REISCHEK'S PARAKEET is one of eight subspecies (two of which are now extinct) of the red-crowned parakeet which have evolved to live in the varied habitats of different Pacific Ocean islands. This subspecies is found only in the subantarctic Antipodes Islands and has slightly yellower plumage than its mainland relative. Forest and Bird, Issue 268, 1 May 1993, Unnumbered Page
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