Carolina parakeet

noun

Car·​o·​li·​na parakeet ˌker(-ə)-ˈlī-nə- How to pronounce Carolina parakeet (audio)
ˌka-rə-
: an extinct parakeet (Conuropsis carolinensis) of the eastern U.S.

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Carolina Parakeet The Carolina parakeet was the only parrot species native to the eastern United States, known for its vibrant green plumage, yellow cheeks and a distinct orange-yellow crown. — Scott Travers, Forbes.com, 13 Apr. 2025 New Englanders watched the heath hen, an eastern prairie chicken, collapse to a single male who died in 1931, followed quickly by the extinction of the most colorful of all our birds, the Carolina parakeet. — TIME, 12 Dec. 2023

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Etymology

Carolina, English colony

First Known Use

1893, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of Carolina parakeet was in 1893

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“Carolina parakeet.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Carolina%20parakeet. Accessed 29 Apr. 2025.

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