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Golden-shouldered Parakeet (Psephotus chrysopterygius)
Also Known As: Golden-winged Parrot or Parakeet, Chestnut-crowned Parrot or Parakeet, Antbed Parrot, Anthill Parrot
Golden-shouldered Parrot , male, Artemis, Cape York Peninsula, Qld
Status in the Wild
World Population:2000
Range: NE Australia, with two or three isolated breeding populations existing on Cape York Peninsula, N Queensland.
Habitat:
Found in grasslands and open woodland, where there are termite mounds, areas with eucalypt and melaleuca trees. Post-breeding birds may venture into mangroves.
Threat Summary:
Restriction of range by changing fire regimes, with fewer hot burns which result in more woody plants; the arrival of feral cattle and pigs; increase of woody vegetation that favours the predators of the parrot, such as the Pied Butcherbird.
IUCN Rating:
Endangered
Wild Diet:
Eats mostly seeds of grasses.
CITES Rating:
Appendix I
Ecology:
Usually found singly, in pairs or family parties, gathering to feed in flocks of up to 30. Roost in foliage in hottest part of day.
Clutch and Egg Size:
4 to 7 rounded eggs, 21.5 x 18.5mm (0.8 x 0.7 in).
Breeding Season:
April-August
Links to Other Project(s):
http://www.deh.gov.au/biodiversity/threatened/publications/recovery/p-chrysopterygius/information.html
http://www.deh.gov.au/biodiversity/threatened/publications/recovery/p-chrysopterygius/pubs/p-chrysopterygius.pdf
http://www.epa.qld.gov.au/publications/p01272aa.pdf/Management_guidelines_for_goldenshouldered_parrot_conservation.pdf
More Info Sites:
http://www.answers.com/topic/golden-shouldered-parrot
http://direct.bl.uk/bld/PlaceOrder.do?UIN=155998098&ETOC=RN&from=searchengine
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Psephotus_chrysopterygius
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