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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.
Habitat: Forests
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.
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Category
BirdsRarity
Rare
Danger
1/5 · Very low
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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!
Swift Parrot has a brush-tipped tongue that helps them lap up sweet nectar from eucalyptus flowers with great efficiency.
Swift Parrot can fly with incredible speed and agility because of its streamlined body and pointed wings, helping them travel long distances quickly.
Swift Parrot can use its specialized beak to peel bark and leaves, helping them extract tiny sugary lerps and insects for food.
Swift Parrot has strong claws and a hooked beak that helps them climb trees and find hollows for safe nesting sites.
These speedy parrots sip sweet nectar and munch on sugary lerps from eucalyptus trees.

Eucalyptus globulus
major source of nectar and nesting sites for breeding.
Eucalyptus camaldulensis
key winter food source on mainland Australia.
Accipiter fasciatus
a common raptor that preys on adult Swift Parrots.
Strepera graculina
known to prey on eggs and nestlings in tree hollows.
Feathered describes animals, primarily birds, possessing a covering of feathers.
Social animals live in organized groups, cooperating for survival benefits such as foraging, defense, and raising offspring.
Colorful describes organisms or objects displaying a wide range of bright and distinct colors.
This trait characterizes organisms whose diet consists entirely or primarily of plant material.
Forest habitats are terrestrial environments dominated by dense tree cover, supporting a high diversity of plant and animal life.
Diurnal animals are primarily active during daylight hours, typically resting or sleeping at night.
This trait identifies organisms that exhibit exceptional swiftness in movement for hunting, escape, or travel.
Migratory animals undertake seasonal movements from one region to another, typically in response to changes in climate or food availability.
Describes organisms that transfer pollen, enabling the fertilization and reproduction of plants.
Endangered status indicates a species is at a very high risk of extinction in the wild in the near future.
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Danger
1/5 · Very low
Always watch birds from a distance and don't try to touch them.
24-26 cm
35-40 cm
0.05-0.08 kg
5-10 years
60 km/h
These speedy parrots sip sweet nectar and munch on sugary lerps from eucalyptus trees.
Forests
Foraging
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