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swift parrot

noun

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  1. A true parrot, of the endangered species Lathamus discolor, which breeds in Tasmania and…

    A true parrot, of the endangered species Lathamus discolor, which breeds in Tasmania and migrates to mainland south-eastern Australia.

    • A striking example of the risks of ignoring temporal processes comes from work on the endangered Swift Parrot in north-eastern Victoria.
    • In Australia the swift parrots (Psittacidae) and in Hawaii the 'I'iwi honeycreepers (Drepanididae) have convergently evolved nectarivory, and coexist with honeyeaters.

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