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Swift Parrot
Lathamus discolor(Shaw, 1790)
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Also known asSwift waylitja
- Order
- PSITTACIFORMES
- Family
- Psittaculidae
- Genus
- Lathamus
At a glance
The Swift Parrot is a medium-sized bird, about 25 cm long, listed as Critically Endangered and endemic to Australia. It can be seen year-round.
- Size
- 25 cm
- Conservation status
- Critically Endangered
- Origin
- Endemic
- Best seen
- Year-round
- Commonness
- Rare
01 · Identification
How to tell it apart
What does a Swift Parrot look like?
The Swift Parrot is a medium-sized bird, about 25 cm long and weighing 45–90 g.
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
03 · When
When to look
When can you see a Swift Parrot?
The Swift Parrot is present across its Australian range year-round, so it can be seen in any month.
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05 · Behaviour
Habits and haunts
What does a Swift Parrot eat?
The Swift Parrot feeds on nectar/pollen and seeds, usually foraging in flocks.
06 · Gallery
Plumage up close
4 photos
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