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Status in the Wild

World Population:
150

Range: Tasmania and coastal SE mainland Australia.

Habitat:
Breeding areas include temperate forest and moorland plains; wintering areas are mostly saltmarsh and pasturelands with freshwater sources and roosting sites.

Threat Summary:
Fragmentation and degradation of this species' overwintering habitat by overgrazing and development, as well as competition from introduced seed-eating finches has caused its decline. Competition from the introduced Common Starling for nesting sites has also had an effect.

IUCN Rating:
Critically endangered

Wild Diet:
Feeds mainly on seeds.

CITES Rating:
Appendix I

Ecology:
Are seen in flocks, usually with a sentinel to warn the group of predators. In breeding areas birds roost communally in dense Melaleuca stands. Are sometimes seen in rural paddocks and around livestock.

Clutch and Egg Size:
4-6 rounded eggs, 21.0 x 17.5mm (0.8 x 0.7 in).

Breeding Season:
October-March, April

Project Status (WPT):
WPT Action Grants Program - supporting the Orange-bellied Parrot Recovery Program

More Info Sites:
http://www.environment.gov.au/biodiversity/threatened/publications/pubs/orange-bellied-parrot-recovery.pdf

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orange-bellied_Parrot

http://www.parks.tas.gov.au/index.aspx?base=5136

http://www.birdsinbackyards.net/finder/display.cfm?id=275

http://epress.anu.edu.au/agenda/007/02/7-2-A-5.pdf