Hypothetical species
Several extinct species have been postulated, but owing to a lack of evidence they can only be regarded as hypothetical extinct species. 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[]
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Birds[]
- Dominican green-and-yellow macaw
- Eos unicolor[citation needed]
- Gallus giganteus
- Geoffroyus aureus[citation needed]
- Guadeloupe amazon
- Jamaican red macaw
- Painted vulture
- Lesser Antillean macaw
- Lorius tibialis[citation needed]
- Martinique amazon
- Martinique macaw
- hypothetical relatives of the Rodrigues Parrot
- Red-headed macaw
- Réunion solitaire (probable misidentification of the Réunion ibis)
- Réunion swamphen
Dinosaurs[]
Fish[]
- Bathysidus pentagrammus (Five-Lined constellation fish)
Insects[]
- Venezuelan poodle moth
- Battus polydamas antiquus (possibly based on a misidentification)
Mammals[]
- Chilihueque
- Zhejiang unknown canid
See also[]
References[]
- ^ Fuller, Errol (1987). Extinct Birds. Penguin Books (England). p. 131. ISBN 0-670-81787-2.
Categories:
- Parrots
- Hypothetical extinct species
- Bird stubs
- Parrot stubs