When Chris Tzaros, a wildlife ecologist, received word of the odd gathering, he responded in perhaps the most Australian way ...

The Australian Government has listed the iconic Tasmanian swift parrot as critically endangered, lifting its status from endangered, following research by The Australian National University (ANU). Dr ...

ACTON, Australia, May 6 (UPI) --In light of new research, Australia's government has decided to change the status of the Tasmanian swift parrot from "endangered" to "critically endangered." Last year, ...

Critically endangered swift parrots are threatened by ongoing deforestation in the Australian state of Tasmania, with recent estimates suggesting there may be fewer than 300 left in the wild. Under ...

BRUNY island, off south-eastern Tasmania, is a home to the swift parrot. Small and green, with patches of red and blue, it breeds only in Tasmania, feeding on nectar from the blue gum tree, a eucalypt ...

Half of the world’s population of our endangered native swift parrots has been spotted in one flock in one location. ON A RECENT WINTER day, Julie Morgan, together with a few other volunteers from the ...

Don't be fooled by their adorable faces and small furry bodies—the sugar glider is not to be messed with. This palm-sized marsupial is single-handedly bringing the endangered swift parrot to the brink ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. GrrlScientist writes about evolution, ecology, behavior and health. Recently, conservation biologists in Australia were “stunned” ...

Bird watchers are heading to woodlands near La Trobe University's Melbourne campus to see very rare and endangered swift parrots. The birds migrate to Melbourne for winter after breeding in Tasmania.

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. GrrlScientist writes about evolution, ecology, behavior and health. As I’ve mentioned before (here), tracking parrots in the wild ...

The Australian Government has listed the iconic Tasmanian swift parrot as critically endangered, lifting its status from endangered. The reclassification comes after researchers found the swift parrot ...