Oceanic Eclectus
Oceanic Eclectus (<em>Eclectus infectus</em>) is a species of Old World Parrots (<em>Psittaculidae</em>) in the order Parrots.
Overview
Oceanic Eclectus (Eclectus infectus) is a species of Old World Parrots (Psittaculidae) in the order Parrots.
Scientific Classification
Genus: Eclectus; binomial: Eclectus infectus; authority: Steadman, 2006.
Distribution
Breeding range: Australasia.
Conservation Status
This taxon is listed as Extinct in the IOC World Bird List.
Remarks
Eclectus infectus is known primarily from late Holocene skeletal material and one crude contemporary drawing of a living bird rendered on Vava'u, Tonga in 1793 (Olson, 2006; Steadman, 2006; HBW/BirdLife).
