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Mascarene Grey Parakeet
Psittacula bensoni (Holyoak, DT 1973)
The Mascarene grey parakeet or Thirioux's grey parrot, is an extinct species of parrot which was endemic to the Mascarene Islands of Mauritius and Réunion in the western Indian Ocean. It has been classified as a member of the tribe Psittaculini, along with other parrots from the Islands. Source: Wikipedia
Classification
Order:Psittaciformes
Family:
Psittaculidae
Genus:
Psittacula
Scientific:
Psittacula bensoni
Original description
Citation:
(Holyoak, DT 1973)
Reference:
Ibis
vol.115, no.3 p.417
Protonym:
Lophopsittacus bensoni
Type locality:
Small cave on a hillside near Port Louis, Mauritius
Link:
https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1474-919X.1973.tb01980.x
Avibase identifiers
Avibase ID:
20F87A8D82C00B84
Avibase ID:
avibase-20F87A8D
Short link:
https://avibase.ca/20F87A8D
Taxonomic Serial Number:
EXTINCT
English:
Mauritius Gray Parrot
Afrikaans:
Mauritiusgryspapegaai
Bulgarian:
Маврицийски сив папагал
Catalan:
Lloro gris de l'illa Maurici
Czech:
papoušek Bensonův
Danish:
Mauritius Ædelparakit
German:
Mauritiusgraupapagei
Esperanto:
bensona papago
Spanish:
Loro gris de Mauricio
Spanish (Spain):
Loro gris de Mauricio
Estonian:
tinapapagoi
Finnish:
mauritiuksenharmaakaija
French:
Perruche de Benson
Croatian:
mauricijska papiga
Hungarian:
mauritiusi szürkepapagáj
Italian:
Parrocchetto grigio di Mauritius
Dutch:
Thiriouxs Parkiet
Norwegian:
maskareneparakitt
Polish:
aleksandretta szara
Portuguese:
Papagaio-cinzento-das-maurícias
Portuguese (Portugal):
papagaio-das-maurícias
Russian:
Серый Ширококлювый Попугай
Slovak:
alexander maskarénsky
Serbian:
Mauricijski sivi papagaj
Swedish:
gråparakit
Turkish:
Morityus papağanı
Ukrainian:
папужець реюньйонський
Chinese:
毛里求斯灰鹦鹉
Chinese (Traditional):
馬斯卡拉灰鸚鵡
Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:
| Avibase taxonomic concepts (current): Mauritius Gray Parrot ( Psittacula bensoni) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023): Mauritius Gray Parrot ( Psittacula bensoni) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2024 (Oct 2024): Mauritius Gray Parrot ( Psittacula bensoni) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2025 (Nov 2025): Mauritius Gray Parrot ( Psittacula bensoni) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013): Mauritius Gray Parrot ( Lophopsittacus bensoni) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014): Mauritius Gray Parrot ( Lophopsittacus bensoni) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015): Mauritius Gray Parrot ( Lophopsittacus bensoni) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016): Mauritius Gray Parrot ( Lophopsittacus bensoni) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017): Mauritius Gray Parrot ( Lophopsittacus bensoni) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018): Mauritius Gray Parrot ( Lophopsittacus bensoni) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020): Mauritius Gray Parrot ( Lophopsittacus bensoni) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021): Mauritius Gray Parrot ( Psittacula bensoni) |
| Avilist 2025: Mascarene Grey Parakeet ( Psittacula bensoni) |
| Birdlife checklist version 00: Mauritius Grey Parrot ( Lophopsittacus bensoni) |
| Birdlife checklist version 01: Mauritius Grey Parrot ( Lophopsittacus bensoni) |
| Birdlife checklist version 02: Mauritius Grey Parrot ( Lophopsittacus bensoni) |
| Birdlife checklist version 03: Mauritius Grey Parrot ( Lophopsittacus bensoni) |
| Birdlife checklist version 04: Mauritius Grey Parrot ( Lophopsittacus bensoni) |
| Birdlife checklist version 05 (Jun 2012): Mauritius Grey Parrot ( Lophopsittacus bensoni) |
| Birdlife checklist version 05.1 (Oct 2012): Mauritius Grey Parrot ( Lophopsittacus bensoni) |
| Birdlife checklist version 06 (Nov 2013): Mauritius Grey Parrot ( Lophopsittacus bensoni) |
| Birdlife checklist version 06.1 (Feb 2014): Mauritius Grey Parrot ( Lophopsittacus bensoni) |
| Birdlife checklist version 07 (Jul 2014): Mauritius Grey Parrot ( Lophopsittacus bensoni) |
| Birdlife checklist version 08 (Oct 2015): Mauritius Grey Parrot ( Lophopsittacus bensoni) |
| Birdlife checklist version 09 (Dec 2016): Mauritius Grey Parrot ( Lophopsittacus bensoni) |
| Birdlife checklist version 09.1 (Jun 2017): Mauritius Grey Parrot ( Lophopsittacus bensoni) |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v2 (Dec 2017): Mauritius Grey Parrot ( Lophopsittacus bensoni) |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v3 (Nov 2018): Mauritius Grey Parrot ( Lophopsittacus bensoni) |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v4 (Dec 2019): Mauritius Grey Parrot ( Lophopsittacus bensoni) |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v5 (Dec 2020): Mauritius Grey Parrot ( Lophopsittacus bensoni) |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6 (Dec 2021): Mauritius Grey Parrot ( Lophopsittacus bensoni) |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6b (Jul 2022): Mauritius Grey Parrot ( Lophopsittacus bensoni) |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v7 (Dec 2022): Mauritius Grey Parrot ( Lophopsittacus bensoni) |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v8 (Dec 2023): Mauritius Grey Parrot ( Lophopsittacus bensoni) |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v9 (Oct 2024): Mauritius Grey Parrot ( Lophopsittacus bensoni) |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v10 (Oct 2025): Mauritius Grey Parrot ( Lophopsittacus bensoni) |
| Clements, version 2021: Mauritius Gray Parrot ( Lophopsittacus bensoni) |
| Clements, version 2022: Mauritius Gray Parrot ( Lophopsittacus bensoni) |
| Clements, version 2023: Mauritius Gray Parrot ( Lophopsittacus bensoni) |
| Clements, version 2024: Mauritius Gray Parrot ( Lophopsittacus bensoni) |
| Clements, version 2025: Mauritius Gray Parrot ( Psittacula bensoni) |
| Clements, version 2019: Mauritius Gray Parrot ( Lophopsittacus bensoni) |
| eBird version 2019: Mauritius Gray Parrot ( Lophopsittacus bensoni) |
| eBird version 2021: Mauritius Gray Parrot ( Lophopsittacus bensoni) |
| eBird version 2022: Mauritius Gray Parrot ( Lophopsittacus bensoni) |
| eBird version 2023: Mauritius Gray Parrot ( Lophopsittacus bensoni) |
| eBird version 2024: Mauritius Gray Parrot ( Lophopsittacus bensoni) |
| eBird version 2025: Mauritius Gray Parrot ( Psittacula bensoni) |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017): Mauritius Grey Parrot ( Lophopsittacus bensoni) |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018): Mauritius Grey Parrot ( Lophopsittacus bensoni) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.1: Mascarene Grey Parakeet ( Psittacula bensoni) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.2: Mascarene Grey Parakeet ( Psittacula bensoni) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.3: Mascarene Grey Parakeet ( Psittacula bensoni) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.4: Mascarene Grey Parakeet ( Psittacula bensoni) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.5: Mascarene Grey Parakeet ( Psittacula bensoni) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.1: Mascarene Grey Parakeet ( Psittacula bensoni) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.2: Mascarene Grey Parakeet ( Psittacula bensoni) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.3: Mascarene Grey Parakeet ( Psittacula bensoni) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.4: Mascarene Grey Parakeet ( Psittacula bensoni) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.1: Mascarene Grey Parakeet ( Psittacula bensoni) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.2: Mascarene Grey Parakeet ( Psittacula bensoni) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.3: Mascarene Grey Parakeet ( Psittacula bensoni) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.4: Mascarene Grey Parakeet ( Psittacula bensoni) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.1: Mascarene Grey Parakeet ( Psittacula bensoni) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.2: Mascarene Grey Parakeet ( Psittacula bensoni) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.3: Mascarene Grey Parakeet ( Psittacula bensoni) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.4: Mascarene Grey Parakeet ( Psittacula bensoni) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 7.1: Mascarene Grey Parakeet ( Psittacula bensoni) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 7.2: Mascarene Grey Parakeet ( Psittacula bensoni) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 7.3: Mascarene Grey Parakeet ( Psittacula bensoni) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 8.1: Mascarene Grey Parakeet ( Psittacula bensoni) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 8.2: Mascarene Grey Parakeet ( Psittacula bensoni) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 9.1: Mascarene Grey Parakeet ( Psittacula bensoni) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 9.2: Mascarene Grey Parakeet ( Psittacula bensoni) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 10.1: Mascarene Grey Parakeet ( Psittacula bensoni) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 10.2: Mascarene Grey Parakeet ( Psittacula bensoni) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 11.1: Mascarene Grey Parakeet ( Psittacula bensoni) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 11.2: Mascarene Grey Parakeet ( Psittacula bensoni) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 12.1: Mascarene Grey Parakeet ( Psittacula bensoni) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 12.2: Mascarene Grey Parakeet ( Psittacula bensoni) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 13.1: Mascarene Grey Parakeet ( Psittacula bensoni) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 13.2: Mascarene Grey Parakeet ( Psittacula bensoni) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 14.1: Mascarene Grey Parakeet ( Psittacula bensoni) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 14.2: Mascarene Grey Parakeet ( Psittacula bensoni) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 15.1: Mascarene Grey Parakeet ( Psittacula bensoni) |
Taxonomic status:
Species status: fossil species (extinct)
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Other synonyms
See also the taxonomic synonyms table.
Afrikaans: Mauritiusgryspapegaai
Bulgarian: Маврицийски сив папагал
Catalan: Lloro gris de l'illa Maurici
Czech: papoušek Bensonův
Danish: Mauritius Ædelparakit
German: Mauritiusgraupapagei, Mauritius-Graupapagei, Mauritius-Grausittich
English: Mascarene Grey Parakeet, Mauritius Gray Parrot, Mauritius Grey Parrot
[ENAV]: Mauritius Gray Parrot
English, HBW: Mauritius Grey Parrot
English (IOC): Mascarene Grey Parakeet, Mauritius Grey Parrot
English (United States): Mauritius Gray Parrot
Esperanto: bensona papago
Spanish: Loro gris de Mauricio
Spanish (Spain): Loro gris de Mauricio
Estonian: tinapapagoi
Finnish: Mauritiuksenharmaakaija
French: Perroquet de Benson, Perruche de Benson
French (Guyane): Perruche de Benson
Croatian: mauricijska papiga
Hungarian: mauritiusi szürkepapagáj
Italian: Parrocchetto grigio di Mauritius
Scientific: Lophopsittacus bensoni, Psittacula bensoni
Dutch: Thirioux' Parkiet, Thiriouxs Parkiet
Norwegian: maskareneparakitt
Polish: aleksandretta szara
Portuguese: Papagaio-cinzento-das-maurícias
Portuguese (Portugal): papagaio-das-maurícias
Russian: Серый Ширококлювый Попугай
Slovak: alexander maskarénsky, ladniak sivý
Serbian: Mauricijski sivi papagaj
Swedish: Gråparakit
Turkish: Morityus papağanı
Ukrainian: папужець реюньйонський
Chinese: 毛里求斯灰鸚鵡, 毛里求斯灰鹦鹉
Chinese (Traditional): 馬斯卡拉灰鸚鵡
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