Variation in Echo Parakeets (Psittacula eques (Boddaert, 1783) [Psittaculidae]) in relation to inter-island differences

The supposed differences in the variation Psittacula eques (Boddaert, 1783) birds found on Mauritius relation to extinct Réunion population have been disputed for over 150 years. This article argues that individual adult males is large enough encompass meagre details known from population, based a single 18th century specimen, as well plumage of skin Edinburgh uncertain provenance claimed by some Réunion. We conclude populations are not only conspecific, but also almost certainly monotypic.