Orange-bellied Parrot
| Orange-bellied Parrot Conservation status: Critical | ||||||||||||||
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| Neophema chrysogaster (Latham, 1790) | ||||||||||||||
The Orange-bellied Parrot or Orange-bellied Parakeet (Neophema chrysogaster) is a small broad-tailed parrot endemic to Australia. It is grass-green above, and yellow below. The adult male has prominent, two-tone blue frontal band, a green-blue uppertail with yellow sides, and an orange patch on his belly.
This species has a very small population and, though numbers are stable or increasing at one intensively-managed breeding site in Tasmania, numbers continue to decline at outlying sites, and it is assumed to be declining overall. It is therefore listed on the IUCN Red List as Critically Endangered. The current population is estimated at 180.
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