Swift parrot
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The swift parrot, also known by the palawa kani name swift waylitja, is a species of broad-tailed parrot, found only in southeastern Australia. The species breeds in Tasmania during the summer and mig
Swift parrot South Bruny
migrant in Canberra, ACT
A juvenile swift parrot in Tasmania.
Swift Lorikeet (Lathamus discolor) illustrated by Elizabeth Gould (1804–1841) for John Gould's (1804–1881) Birds of Australia (1972 Edition, 8 volumes).
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Parrots, also known as psittacines from the name of the type genus Psittacus, are birds with a strong curved beak, upright stance, and clawed feet. They are classified in four families that contain ro
Swift parrot
…Bruny, Tasmania Conservation status Critically Endangered (IUCN 3.1) Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Aves Order: Psittaciformes Family: Psittaculidae Tribe: Platycercini Genus: Lathamus Lesson, 1830 Species: L. discolor Binomial name Lathamus discolor (Shaw, 1790) Distribution…
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