Raiatea parakeet
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The Raiatea parakeet or Society parakeet, also known as the Society kakariki or brown-headed parakeet, is an extinct parakeet of the genus Cyanoramphus.
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Raʻiātea
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Raʻiātea or Raiatea is the second largest of the Society Islands, after Tahiti, in French Polynesia, in the South Pacific Ocean. The island is widely regarded as the "centre" of the eastern islands in
Raiatea parakeet
…red in adults and brown in juveniles. The feet were greyish brown. Males and females were not sexually dimorphic. The Raiatea parakeet was endemic to Raiatea, the second largest island of the Society Islands. It was probably a forest species, as this was the native habitat on this island. It is presumed to…
The islands of Bora Bora (top) Tahaa (middle) and Raiatea (bottom). Tahaa and Raiatea share the same lagoon.
Taputapuatea marae, an ancient marae mentioned in the traditions of Polynesian peoples, including, for example, the Māori of Aotearoa. This is where the Hawaiian voyaging canoe Hōkūle'a landed on its first voyage in 1976.
The Royal Family of Raiatea in the 1880s, when Raiatea became a French Protectorate. In the background, holding the flag, is Teraupo.
Aerial view of the island