 Its plumage pattern was mostly atypical for a psittaculine, though other members have black facial patterns.Although little is known about most extinct parrot species of the Mascarenes, subfossil remains show that they shared common features, such as enlarged heads and jaws, reduced pectoral bones, and robust leg bones.Hume supported their common origin in the radiation of the Psittaculini tribe based on morphological features and the fact that "Psittacula" parrots have managed to colonise many isolated islands in the Indian Ocean.