Lathamus discolor
2 Swift Parrot at Chiltern, VIC
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| Lathamus discolor | Darcy | 8 May 2022 |
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Significant sighting
Darcy noted:
8 May 2022
This congregation of Critically Endangered Swift Parrots represents about 20-25% of the estimated wild population.
User's notes
Biggest flock of Swift Parrots I've ever seen. Feeding on lerp mainly (on Grey Box) and occasional ironbark flowers. Counted 280 at a conservative estimate, but could easily be up near 400 birds.
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Location information
- Places Chiltern, VIC
Sighting information
- 280 Abundance
- Darcy Recorded by
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Species information
- Lathamus discolor Scientific name
- Swift Parrot Common name
- Sensitive
- Critically endangered *
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 657.4m Recorded at altitude
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