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.
Several species have been assumed to exist, but due to a lack of physical evidence they can only be regarded as potential species. Hypothetical species are usually believed to be extinct. They have caused confusion, as they may have been a separate species, a subspecies, an introduced species or a misidentification.[1]
List of hypothetical species
Birds
- Dominican green-and-yellow macaw
- Gallus giganteus
- Guadeloupe amazon
- Guadeloupe parakeet
- Jamaican red macaw
- Lesser Antillean macaw
- Martinique amazon
- Martinique macaw
- Hypothetical relatives of the Rodrigues parrot
- Red-headed macaw
- Réunion solitaire or white dodo (misidentification of the Réunion ibis)
- Réunion swamphen
- Painted vulture
Dinosaurs
Insects
Mammals
- Chilihueque
- Sumxu
- Kting voar
- Steller's sea ape
- Marozi
- Andean wolf
- Kallana
- Zhejiang unknown canid
- Long-necked seal
Fish
Plants
See also
References
- ↑ Fuller, Errol (1987). Extinct Birds. Penguin Books (England). p. 131. ISBN 0-670-81787-2.
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