Due to these similarities we are considering implanting the genome of the Carolina parakeet into a Jandaya parakeet’s embryo, thus resulting in the de-extinction of the Carolina parakeet. The Carolina parakeet has similar biology to its close relative the Jandaya parakeet of the eastern South American rainforest area. (Credit: Marc Durà. The only parakeet native to the eastern U.S., Conuropsis carolinensis was hunted to extinction a hundred years ago, prized for its green plumage (which was used in women's hats); other individuals were kept as pets, and wound up perishing in captivity. Walton Ford's unsurpassed impression of the Carolina parakeet It is likely that in historic and prehistoric time the Carolina parakeets interbred with close relatives in Mexico and the Caribbean. A genomic analysis reveals that the Carolina parakeet disappeared suddenly and abruptly, without any genetic signatures associated with a dwindling population, and thus this species’ extinction is solely attributable to people This adult female Carolina parakeet, eastern subspecies (Conuropsis carolinensis carolinensis), was … [+] the source of the DNA for this study. C. c. carolinensis) being the nominate subspecies. A research of C. c. carolinensis’ mitochondrial DNA suggests that some of their closest relatives include the Golden-capped parakeet, the Sun parakeet, the Nanday parakeet and South American Aratinga parakeets. Results The Carolina Parakeet and the Sun Parakeet Genomes.

The Carolina parakeet (Conuropsis carolinensis) is an iconic North American bird declared extinct at the beginning of the 20th century, after the death of the last specimen at the Cincinnati zoo in 1918. The Carolina Parakeet may well turn out to be a case study in the perils of de-extinction.

Subspecies. Carolina parakeet extinction was driven by human causes, DNA sequencing reveals The lack of signals of population decline found on its genome points to a human-mediated, abrupt extinction

The genes that made Carolina parakeets unique could still linger in these populations. Evolutionary biologist Carlez Laluzela-Fox and colleagues sampled nuclear DNA from the tibia (shin bone) and toe pads of a Carolina parakeet, killed and stuffed in …

There are two recognized subspecies with Carolina parakeet (i.e.