The paradise parrot is an extinct species of colourful medium-sized parrot native to the grassy woodlands extending across the Queensland and New South Wales border area of eastern Australia. Once mod
Extinct paradise parrot (male)
Illustration by Roland Green, published in Mathew's Birds of Australia, 1917
"Beautiful or Paradise Parrot", Lydon (ill.) Fawcett (engr.) in Green & Dutton, Parrots in Captivity, vol 2. 1884
Cats, initially introduced into Australia with the First Fleet in 1788, now number more than 11 million distributed across more than 90% of the continent including every major island.
A taxidermy feral cat with a pink cockatoo at the Central Australian Museum.
Domestic cat in Mt Morgan, Queensland 1925. Cats have been popular household pets since the 1830s.
Remotely photographed cat in the Mount Royal National Park, New South Wales.
Many pet cat owners in Australia let their cats outside at night.