sentences:  Birds on the island are being banded and the public urged to get involved.Like most species of parrot, the rock parrot is protected by the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) with its placement on the Appendix II list of vulnerable species, which makes the import, export and trade of listed wild-caught animals illegal.The species is infrequently kept in captivity and there are few records of successful breeding.