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Status in the Wild

World Population:
20,000

Range: N Australia, in northern N Territory south to lat. 15 degrees, 30 minutes S and from Daly and Mary Rivers east to western shores of Gulf of Carpentaria.

Habitat:
Found in dry open woodland, particularly Melaleuca dominated flood-plains and spinifex grassland, also areas with termite mounds and in eucalypts along riverways and rocky ridges.

Threat Summary:
This species' range has contracted due to overgrazing by livestock and inappropriate fire regimes. It may also be occasionally taken for the wild bird trade, but this is unlikely to be a concern since it is commonly bred in captivity. In the last 10 years no decline in population has been recorded.

IUCN Rating:
Least concern

Wild Diet:
Feeds mainly on seeds of seasonal grasses during the dry season and perennial plants during the wet season.

CITES Rating:
Appendix I

Ecology:
Primarily seen in pairs or small groups; outside the breeding season is reported to congregate in groups of up to 100 individuals where food is abundant. Are terrestrial feeders, resting quietly in surrounding foliage during the heat of the day.

Clutch and Egg Size:
4-6 rounded eggs, 21.5 x 18.5mm (0.8 x 0.7 in).

Breeding Season:
January-April

Links to Other Project(s):
http://www.anu.edu.au/BoZo/stuart/hooded_parrot_project.htm

http://www.publish.csiro.au/paper/MU9950054.htm

http://www.environment.gov.au/biodiversity/threatened/publications/action/birds2000/pubs/hooded-parrot.pdf

More Info Sites:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hooded_Parrot

http://www.oiseaux.net/birds/distribution/hooded.parrot.html