Orange-bellied parrot
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The orange-bellied parrot is a small parrot endemic to southern Australia, and one of only three species of parrot that migrate. It was described by John Latham in 1790. A small parrot around 20 cm lo
Neophema chrysogaster male Melaleuca
Female or male
Nesting boxes intended for use by orange-bellied parrots in Melaleuca, South West Tasmania
Ex situ conservation
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Ex situ conservation is the process of protecting an endangered species, variety, or breed of plant or animal outside its natural habitat. For example, by removing part of the population from a threat
Orange-bellied parrot
…captured in 2010–11 to improve the genetic diversity of the species' captive breeding program. Taken as a whole, the captive population, an example of ex situ conservation, is termed an "insurance population" against extinction. The orange-bellied parrot was first described by ornithologist John Latham as Psittacus…
Svalbard Global Seed Bank, an ex situ conservation
A tank of liquid nitrogen, used to supply a cryogenic freezer (for storing laboratory samples at a temperature of about −150 °C)