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Lathamus discolor

4 Swift Parrot at Thurgoona, NSW

Lathamus discolor at Thurgoona, NSW - 4 Sep 2022
Lathamus discolor at Thurgoona, NSW - 4 Sep 2022
Lathamus discolor at Thurgoona, NSW - 4 Sep 2022
Lathamus discolor at Thurgoona, NSW - 4 Sep 2022
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Lathamus discolor 4 Sep 2022 Liam.m
Lathamus discolor 4 Sep 2022 KylieWaldon

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Significant sighting

ClaireSee noted:
5 Sep 2022

This species is listed as critically endangered nationally and endangered in NSW. Sightings help to understand the resources the species uses and areas they visit

User's notes

Looking up into the trees there were these oval dark green things - sleeping and preening Swift Parrots. Only a few were active. Continually hunted by Noisy Miners and a handful of Red Wattlebirds they eventually all took flight over the back somewhere. They were noisy. A few were missing their tail feathers making them appear odd like Little Lorikeets!

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Species information

  • Lathamus discolor Scientific name
  • Swift Parrot Common name
  • Sensitive
  • Very Rare / Threatened
  • Non-Invasive

Sighting information

  • 27 Abundance
  • 4 Sep 2022 10:24 AM Recorded on
  • KylieWaldon Recorded by

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