Welcome, Guest.
CLICK HERE TO REGISTER


Welcome to BirdForum.
BirdForum is the net's largest birding community, dedicated to wild birds and birding, and is absolutely FREE! You are most welcome to register for an account, which allows you to take part in lively discussions in the forum, post your pictures in the gallery and more.

Main Categories

Swift Parrot

From Opus

Photo by Mat & CathyPhoto taken: Chiltern, Victoria, Australia
Photo by Mat & Cathy
Photo taken: Chiltern, Victoria, Australia
Lathamus discolor

Contents

[edit] Identification

25 cm. Bright green, red around the bill, throat and forehead. The red on its throat is edged with yellow, blue-purple crown, bright red patches under the wings. Long (12 cm), thin, dark red tail.

[edit] Distribution

Breeds in Tasmania, winters in south-east mainland Australia. Endangered, may now count less than 2500 birds total, and populations estimates falling.

[edit] Taxonomy

This is a monotypic species.

[edit] Habitat

Eucalypt forests. Nests are usually located near the coast in dry forests on upper slopes and ridge tops

[edit] Behaviour

The diet includes seeds and grains, green vegetation, fruit, nectar and pollen, insects and larvae.

They make their nests inside a hollow tree branch or trunk in very old or dead trees. 3-5 round and white eggs are laid.

[edit] References

[edit] External Links

Advertisement

Search the net with ask.com
Help support BirdForum
Ask.com and get

Page generated in 0.61394906 seconds with 7 queries
All times are GMT +1. The time now is 09:08.