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Re: Swift parrot status changed

Postby Pajarita » Sat Jul 11, 2020 10:32 am

Mixed bag today, one good, one bad news for the Swift parrot:

Little one found exhausted and too skinny almost 400 miles off course was rehabilitate and released:

https://www.msn.com/en-au/news/australi ... r-BB16Bgz9


Forest needed for their nesting in Tasmania is marked for logging!!!

https://www.msn.com/en-gb/news/uknews/t ... r-BB16ACHz
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Flight: Yes

Re: Swift parrot status changed

Postby Pajarita » Fri Aug 14, 2020 8:37 am

Edinburgh zoo managed to breed a single baby Swift but it is doing well. Mind you, the article's title and the comment made by the zoo person is incorrect. There is no such thing as 'fledge the nest' (the correct term would be 'left the nest', I would assume). Fledging is the period between birth and their being able to fly and while they grow feathers and develop wing muscles while still in the nest and getting cared by the parents. I so dislike it when people who should know better say the wrong thing... How can anybody who does not know learn if they give you the wrong info?

https://www.edinburghnews.scotsman.com/ ... st-2942536
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Flight: Yes

Re: Swift parrot status changed

Postby Pajarita » Thu Aug 27, 2020 11:17 am

They admitted to logging old trees needed for the Swift nests!

https://www.theguardian.com/environment ... d-tasmania
Pajarita
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Flight: Yes

Re: Swift parrot status changed

Postby Pajarita » Mon Sep 07, 2020 9:28 am

Tasmania's BIG trees and what they mean to the Swift parrot:

https://theconversation.com/photos-from ... ees-144743

And on the Australian side:

https://www.msn.com/en-au/news/australi ... r-BB18knZE
Pajarita
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Gender: This parrot forum member is female
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Types of Birds Owned: RoseBreasted too, CAG, DoubleYellowHead Amazon, BlueFront Amazon, YellowNape Amazon, Senegal, African Redbelly, Quaker, Sun Conure, Nanday, BlackCap Caique, WhiteBelly Caique, PeachFace lovebird, budgies,
Flight: Yes

Re: Swift parrot status changed

Postby Pajarita » Sat Sep 12, 2020 10:54 am

Birdwatchers flock to Twowoomba to spot swifts seen there:

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-09-09/ ... s/12639418
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Flight: Yes

Re: Swift parrot status changed

Postby Pajarita » Tue Sep 22, 2020 10:41 am

Nesting tree hollows covered without authorization:

https://www.examiner.com.au/story/69331 ... rks/?cs=12
Pajarita
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Gender: This parrot forum member is female
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Types of Birds Owned: RoseBreasted too, CAG, DoubleYellowHead Amazon, BlueFront Amazon, YellowNape Amazon, Senegal, African Redbelly, Quaker, Sun Conure, Nanday, BlackCap Caique, WhiteBelly Caique, PeachFace lovebird, budgies,
Flight: Yes

Re: Swift parrot status changed

Postby Pajarita » Wed Sep 23, 2020 10:23 am

Pajarita
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Gender: This parrot forum member is female
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Location: NW Pa
Number of Birds Owned: 30
Types of Birds Owned: RoseBreasted too, CAG, DoubleYellowHead Amazon, BlueFront Amazon, YellowNape Amazon, Senegal, African Redbelly, Quaker, Sun Conure, Nanday, BlackCap Caique, WhiteBelly Caique, PeachFace lovebird, budgies,
Flight: Yes

Re: Swift parrot status changed

Postby Pajarita » Sat Sep 26, 2020 10:23 am

More on the controversial covering of the tree hollows in Tasmania:

https://www.examiner.com.au/story/69391 ... arliament/
Pajarita
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Gender: This parrot forum member is female
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Flight: Yes

Re: Swift parrot status changed

Postby Pajarita » Fri Oct 09, 2020 10:45 am

Swift decline study from over 15 years of observation by expert:

http://www.parrotsdailynews.com/swift-p ... e-species/
Pajarita
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Gender: This parrot forum member is female
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Flight: Yes

Re: Swift parrot status changed

Postby Pajarita » Fri Nov 27, 2020 11:44 am

Pajarita
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Gender: This parrot forum member is female
Posts: 18701
Location: NW Pa
Number of Birds Owned: 30
Types of Birds Owned: RoseBreasted too, CAG, DoubleYellowHead Amazon, BlueFront Amazon, YellowNape Amazon, Senegal, African Redbelly, Quaker, Sun Conure, Nanday, BlackCap Caique, WhiteBelly Caique, PeachFace lovebird, budgies,
Flight: Yes

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