The Carolina Parakeet was the only parrot species native to the eastern United States. It was found from southern New York and Wisconsin to the Gulf of Mexico, and lived in old forests along rivers. It is the only species classified in the genus Conuropsis. It was called puzzi la née or pot pot chee by the Seminole and kelinky in Chickasaw. Wikipedia [ - ]

The Carolina Parakeet was the only parrot species native to the eastern United States. It was... [ + ]