Paradise Parrot (Psephotellus pulcherrimus)

Posted on 31 December, 1927 in Extinct • Tagged with Australia, family-PSITTACIDAE, extinct-1920s

Year Last Seen:

1927

Comments:

This species was formerly found in eastern Australia, but it is now Extinct owing mainly to drought and overgrazing. It has not been recorded since 1927.

Habitat:

It was a specialist of open savanna woodland and shrubby grassland, feeding on native grass seeds and nesting …


Continue reading