 A 2011 genetic study instead found the Mascarene parrot to be nested among the subspecies of the lesser vasa parrot from Madagascar and nearby islands and therefore not related to the Psittacula parrots . It also found that the Mascarene parrot line diverged 4 @.@ 6 to 9 million years ago , prior to the formation of Réunion , indicating this must have happened elsewhere . The cladogram accompanying the study is shown below : 
