Golden-shouldered Parrot

(Psephotus chrysopterygius)

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Female parrot at Featherdale Wildlife Park, Sydney. Waiting for me to leave, so that she can approach her nest.

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Caught at the entrance to her nest, 400mm inside the termite mound.

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• RANGE: An area of dry savanna, 130 x 240km, in the Cape York Peninsula of far north Queensland.

• HABITAT: Dry savanna woodland.

• SIZE: Length 260mm, including 140mm tail.

• DIET: Grass seeds of native grasses, gradually dissapearing as introduced pasture grasses replace native grasses.

• CONSERVATION STATUS: Endangered.

• NOTES: One of three species of Psephotus that nest in termite mounds in the north of Australia, one species is already extinct - the Paradise Parrot was last seen in 1922, and considered the most beautiful of all parrots. The latter fact alone was it's death warrant.

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