as part of an Endangered Animals of the World project
organised by Cannelton Elementary School in Indiana, USA and Primary School De Wadden of Haarlem, Netherlands.
Golden Shouldered Parrot
Drawn by Luke and Eddie 4F
Common Name :
Golden Shouldered Parrot
Scientific Name :
Psephotus chrysopterygius
Habitat :
Lives in tropical savannah woodlands of north-east Queensland.
Diet :
Eats the seeds of various species of native grasses.
Size :
It is about 260 mm long.
Danger :
Its food plants are being progressively replaced by
exotic grasses (for cattle) which are not suitable for parrots to eat. It gets trapped for the bird trade.
Click here to see some research on this bird by Phillip, a student of East Hills Boys Technology High School,Sydney, Australia displayed on the Schoolworld Endangered Species site.
Researched by :
Luke and Eddie 4F
Reference:
CD called "Wildinfo Australia"
Windows Version
Australian Endangered, Vulnerable and Extinct Fauna.
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