The Carolina parakeet, now extinct, was the only parrot native to the United States. It was about 30 cm (about 12 in) long, with a long, pointed tail, a green body, and a yellow head and orange face. It was once abundant in the southern United States but was shot to supply feathers for women�s hats and because it was a severe pest in fruit-growing regions. Habitat loss and other pressures greatly reduced its numbers as well. It went extinct when the last individual died in captivity in 1918.