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Swift Parrot

Lathamus discolor

The Swift Parrot is a colorful bird that loves to fly fast! It has bright green feathers and a beautiful red forehead. These parrots are known for their playful nature and love to eat nectar from flowers.

Lebensraum: Forests

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The Swift Parrot is a slender, medium-sized parrot with brilliant grass-green plumage. It has a striking red face, chin, and forehead, bordered by a blue crown. Its vibrant red underwings and long, pointed tail are distinctive during flight.

ReichAnimaliaStammChordataKlasseAvesOrdnungPsittaciformesFamiliePsittacidaeGattungLathamus
Swift Parrot
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Swift Parrot

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Seltenheit

Rare

Gefahr

1/5 · Sehr gering

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Interessante Fakten

Swift Parrot parents are known to chew tree hollows larger for their nests!

Their bright colours help them blend in perfectly with red eucalyptus blossoms.

These parrots are critically endangered, making every one super precious.

They fly non-stop across a large ocean strait every year for winter!

Besondere Fähigkeiten

Fähigkeit

Nectar Sipper

Swift Parrot has a brush-tipped tongue that helps them lap up sweet nectar from eucalyptus flowers with great efficiency.

Fähigkeit

Rapid Flyer

Swift Parrot can fly with incredible speed and agility because of its streamlined body and pointed wings, helping them travel long distances quickly.

Fähigkeit

Leaf Peeler

Swift Parrot can use its specialized beak to peel bark and leaves, helping them extract tiny sugary lerps and insects for food.

Fähigkeit

Hollow Nester

Swift Parrot has strong claws and a hooked beak that helps them climb trees and find hollows for safe nesting sites.

Maße und Details

Länge
24-26 cm
Flügelspannweite
35-40 cm
Gewicht
0.05-0.08 kg
Lebenserwartung
5-10 Jahre
Top Speed
60 km/h
Gelegegröße
3-5
Brutzeit
20-22 Tage
Zugstrecke
1000 km

Ernährung und Fütterung

These speedy parrots sip sweet nectar and munch on sugary lerps from eucalyptus trees.

Hauptnahrung

  • nectar
  • pollen
  • psyllids
  • lerps
  • honeydew
  • eucalyptus seeds

Nahrungssuche

  • Foraging

Ökologische Zusammenhänge

depends on

Tasmanian Blue Gum

Eucalyptus globulus

major source of nectar and nesting sites for breeding.

depends on

River Red Gum

Eucalyptus camaldulensis

key winter food source on mainland Australia.

eaten by

Brown Goshawk

Accipiter fasciatus

a common raptor that preys on adult Swift Parrots.

eaten by

Pied Currawong

Strepera graculina

known to prey on eggs and nestlings in tree hollows.

Merkmale

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Sammlungen

Sicherheit

Gefahr

1/5 · Sehr gering

Always watch birds from a distance and don't try to touch them.

Häufig gestellte Fragen

Was ist der/die/das länge von Swift Parrot?

24-26 cm

Was ist der/die/das flügelspannweite von Swift Parrot?

35-40 cm

Was ist der/die/das gewicht von Swift Parrot?

0.05-0.08 kg

Was ist der/die/das lebenserwartung von Swift Parrot?

5-10 Jahre

Was ist der/die/das top Speed von Swift Parrot?

60 km/h

Was frisst Swift Parrot?

These speedy parrots sip sweet nectar and munch on sugary lerps from eucalyptus trees.

Wo findet man Swift Parrot normalerweise?

Forests

Wie jagt Swift Parrot?

Foraging

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