From mistletoebirds, to bush turkeys, to the festively plumaged eclectus parrot, Australian birds can more than hold their own when it comes to embracing the Christmas spirit.
Articles on Parrots
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When the Hume Highway was widened, hundreds of nest boxes were installed to replace habitat for three threatened species. Four years of monitoring has concluded the program is entirely unsuccessful.
A Night Parrot snapped in Western Australia confirms the mysterious species survives across Australia, but now the real conservation work begins.
Researchers are planning to monitor orange-bellied parrot nests all summer to make sure they raise chicks successfully.
For more than three decades an egg found in a remote Australian desert was thought to be from a rare nocturnal parrot. So what happened when scientists decided to double-check?
Perfectly adapted for European life, these bright green birds will soon become part of the scenery.
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Professor of Evolutionary and Conservation Biology, Australian National University
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