A great slaughter: The extinction of the Carolina parakeet

Resource type
Blog post
Creator (person)
Timmons, Zena
Date published
April 14, 2022
Abstract

The Carolina parakeet is the poster bird for our Audubon’s Birds of America exhibition. Assistant Curator of Vertebrate Biology, Zena Timmons, explores the decline of this bird species, information revealed by our specimens and how an extinct species can be recreated through taxidermy.

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Natural Sciences
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National Museums Scotland
Place of publication
Edinburgh
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Audubon’s Birds of America
National Museum of Scotland, Exhibition Gallery 1
2022-02-12
2022-05-08
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