What is a ground parrot?

are small, endangered birds who live in dense vegetation and are rarely visible. There are two types of ground parrot - eastern and western. The Western Ground parrot lives on the coast of West Australia along the coast of Western Australia, while the parrot of the eastern ground land, also called the Parrot of Knoflík or swamps, is primarily found in the Australian states of Victoria, Queensland and New South Wales. The bird is about 11 inches (28 centimeters) long and usually remains hidden in vegetation, even if it flies low to the ground in a winding pattern of about 300 feet (91.4 meters) if it was frightened. This yellow-green bird has a bright yellow abdomen; They feed on seeds, leaves and flowers; And calls only at dusk or dawn with high whistles. It has a yellow-green feathers with dark stripes on the abdomen and tail. He lives in a marshy plains, where there are no trees, in the beds of reeds that have low bushes or in the grass button. If he is terrified, the parrot will try to run instead of flying, orIt will fly for a short distance before starting to the new shelter.

both types of ground parrot make nests in the ground. The Eastern ground parrot builds a nest in a country that is from 6 to 7 inches (15 to 18 centimeters) via and from 1 to 2 inches (2 to 5 centimeters)); It is usually lined with leaves, grass and twigs. Three or four eggs are usually laid at a time and a man lives a woman while hatching eggs and feeding young as soon as the egg hatches. There is not much known about the nesting habits of the western ground parrot. The last record of the nest was in 1913 and it was a depression that was found dug into the ground under the prickly vegetation.

The western and eastern accommodation parrots are considered endangered. About 4,000 breeding birds are left from the parrot on the eastern ground, although the species is already extinct in South Australia. There are only 110 well -known Western Ground parrots left, most of which live in nationalM Park Cape Arid in Western Australia. Predators who were introduced to Australia, such as the red fox and the wild cat, significantly reduced the bird numbers. Fire and human interventions in birds also had an effect.