BirdUp · Species
Swift Parrot
Lathamus discolor(Shaw, 1790)
Also known asSwift waylitja
- Order
- PSITTACIFORMES
- Family
- Psittaculidae
- Genus
- Lathamus
- Conservation
- Critically Endangered
- Commonness
- Rare
- Best seen
- Year-round
01 · Identification
How to tell it apart
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 migrates north to southeastern mainland Australia from Griffith-Warialda in New South Wales and west to Adelaide in the winter. It is a nomadic migrant, and it settles in an area only when there is food available. The Swift Parrot was voted 2023 Bird of the Year in The Guardian Australia and BirdLife Australia's biennial poll.
Description · wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0
02 · Where
Where to find it
- Breeding range
- East Tasmania (south-east Australia)
- Non-breeding range
- South-east QLD to south-east SA (south-east Australia)
03 · When
When to look
Months this species is recorded across its Australian range.
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05 · Behaviour
Habits and haunts
06 · Gallery
Plumage up close
4 photos
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