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Swift Parrot  (Lathamus discolor)

Also Known As: Swift Lorikeet, Swift-flying Parakeet or Lorikeet, Red-faced Parrot or Parakeet, Red-shouldered Parrot or Parakeet

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Swift Parrot perched in bush

Credit: © Nora Peters | http://www.ozwildbirds.com

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Did You Know? The Swift Parrot has a brush-like tongue as lories and lorikeets do. They also consume the sugary lerps (sweet secretions) of insects.

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