NATURAL HISTORY · CATALOGUE RECORD
New Caledonian Parakeet
Cyanoramphus saisseti J. Verreaux & Des Murs, 1860
Source-backed taxonomic record
Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.
Cyanoramphus saisseti, Sud, NC, 2010-12-24 (iNaturalist).
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Open encyclopedia reference
The New Caledonian parakeet (Cyanoramphus saisseti), or New Caledonian red-crowned parakeet, is a species of parrot in the family Psittaculidae. It is endemic to New Caledonia. The species was once considered to be conspecific with the red-fronted parakeet of New Zealand; it is now considered a full species, and is the sister species to all other species in the genus Cyanoramphus, which had its origins in New Caledonia.
Wikipedia contributors, New Caledonian parakeet; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T10:19:51.196877+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Cyanoramphus saisseti J. Verreaux & Des Murs, 1860
- Name authority
- J. Verreaux & Des Murs, 1860
- Common name
- New Caledonian Parakeet
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Aves
- Order
- Psittaciformes
- Family
- Psittaculidae
- Genus
- Cyanoramphus
- Extinction status
- Recorded extant
Classification family tree
Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- subphylumVertebrata
- infraphylumGnathostomata
- parvphylumOsteichthyes
- megaclassTetrapoda
- classAves
- orderPsittaciformes
- familyPsittaculidae
- genusCyanoramphus Bonaparte, 1854
- speciesCyanoramphus saisseti J. Verreaux & Des Murs, 1860
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Cyanoramphus. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Yellow-crowned ParakeetCyanoramphus auriceps (Kuhl, 1820) | PsittaculidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Malherbe's ParakeetCyanoramphus malherbi Souancé, 1857 | PsittaculidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Red-crowned ParakeetCyanoramphus novaezelandiae (Sparrman, 1787) | PsittaculidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Raiatea ParakeetCyanoramphus ulietanus (J. F. Gmelin, 1788) | PsittaculidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extinct |
| Antipodes ParakeetCyanoramphus unicolor (Lear, 1831) | PsittaculidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Chatham Islands ParakeetCyanoramphus forbesi Rothschild, 1893 | PsittaculidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Macquarie ParakeetCyanoramphus erythrotis (Wagler, 1832) | PsittaculidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extinct |
| Reischek's ParakeetCyanoramphus hochstetteri (Reischek, 1889) | PsittaculidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Lord Howe ParakeetCyanoramphus subflavescens Salvadori, 1891 | PsittaculidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extinct |
| Norfolk Island ParakeetCyanoramphus cookii (G. R. Gray, 1859) | PsittaculidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Black-fronted ParakeetCyanoramphus zealandicus (Latham, 1790) | PsittaculidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extinct |
Documented distribution
Source distribution statements, not a complete range map. A listed locality is not necessarily a place of origin.
Source literature & publication evidence
References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.
- https://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=714029 Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references
Origins, evidence & remaining research
Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.
Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record.
Dataset citation & attribution
This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11
Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.
Stable key: col:32NXH. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.