Researchers have spotted 74 birds that have journeyed to Melaleuca for the summer, up from a count of 70 last season
There were as few as 17 orange-bellied parrots in 2017’s breeding season but the population has been boosted by released captive-bred birds.There were as few as 17 orange-bellied parrots in 2017’s breeding season but the population has been boosted by released captive-bred birds.Record numbers of the critically endangered orange-bellied parrot have returned to Tasmania from mainland Australia for the breeding season.
Island state researchers have spotted 74 parrots in the wilderness at Melaleuca in December, breaking last season’s record of 70.“The … program has now seen several good years of migration home to Melaleuca for the breeding season which is an encouraging sign of recovery for the … population,” Tasmania’s environment minister, Roger Jaensch, said on Monday.
Of the 74 returned parrots, 31 were female and 43 were male. Wild-born birds accounted for 44 of the cohort, with 23 of those in their first year of life.Sign up for Guardian Australia’s free morning and afternoon email newsletters for your daily news roundup
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