 The Mascarene parrot or Mascarin ( Mascarinus mascarin ) is an extinct species of parrot that was endemic to the Mascarene island of Réunion in the western Indian Ocean . The taxonomic relationships of this species has been subject to debate . It has been connected to the Psittaculini parrots based on anatomical grounds , but to the vasa parrots based on genetic grounds . The exact placement is unresolved . 
