Parrots

Parakeets - Family Psittacidae

Carolina Parakeet Conuropsis carolinensis. Extinct. Historical breeder. Thought to have been a breeding, permanent resident of the Coastal Plain.

References Cited:

Mirarchi. Ralph E., ed. 2004. Alabama Wildlife, Volume One.  A Checklist of Vertebrates and Selected Invertebrates: Aquatic Mollusks, Fishes, Amphibians, Reptiles, Birds and Mammals.  The University of Alabama Press, Tuscaloosa, AL. 209 pp.