Carolina parakeet

American  

noun

1. an extinct New World parakeet, Conuropsis carolinensis, that ranged into the northern U.S., having yellowish-green plumage with an orange-yellow head.

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Etymology

Origin of Carolina parakeet

An Americanism dating back to 1840–50

Example Sentences

Along with the passenger pigeon we exterminated the great auk, the Carolina parakeet, the Labrador duck and the ivory-billed woodpecker.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 23, 2026

In 1918, the last living Carolina parakeet died in captivity.

From Textbooks • Jun. 9, 2022

Carolina parakeet — Again, no surprise, as this bird was declared extinct in 1939 after decades of hunting for its feathers and to protect crops.

From Salon • Feb. 10, 2022

The Carolina parakeet genome also offered clues to the history of the species.

From New York Times • Dec. 20, 2019

One of the most striking losses was the Carolina parakeet, a lovely, innocuous bird whose numbers in the wild were possibly exceeded only by the unbelievably numerous passenger pigeon.

From "A Walk in the Woods" by Bill Bryson