the taxonomy of the réunion parakeet "p. eques" is also confusing. extinct since 1770, little evidence even exists of the bird's existence. a study skin had been discovered at the royal museum of scotland, explicitly referencing a book description of the réunion birds. it is known from other descriptions, as well as illustrations of which it is unknown whether they were drawn from live or stuffed specimens. this may be the only material proof of these birds' existence. taxonomists are unsure if the birds were a distinct species, or conspecific with the mauritius parakeet, although genetic analysis supports it being a subspecies of the mauritius parakeet.