“The extinction of only one bird species (paradise parrot, Psephotellus pulcherrimus) from the Australian mainland contrasts with the far higher rate of extinctions of Australian mammals ...

Studying these bones, scientists, including extinct bird expert Dr Julian Hume ... This was a fruit-eating pigeon's paradise, so flying became unnecessary, and they lost the ability in favour ...

The genome comes from a specimen held in a private collection in Spain A genetic study of the US's only native parrot appears to confirm its extinction was down to humans alone. Scientists ...