Tasman Parakeet |
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Also known as: Norfolk Island Parakeet, Green Parrot, Norfolk Island Green Parrot
Wild Tasman Parakeet
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Genus: Cyanoramphus | Species: cookii
Size:
30cm (12in)
Weight:
100g (3.5oz)
Subspecies including nominate:
one
Colour Adult:
Adults bright green with light yellow wash underparts. Forehead, crown, lores and patch behind eye red. Upper wing coverts green. Primary coverts and outer webs of primaries violet-blue. Under wing coverts yellow-green. Red patch on either side of rump. Tail above dark green with yellow edges, under tail dusky grey. Bill blue-grey. Eye red. Female slightly smaller, less red behind eye, smaller bill.
Colour Juvenile:
Eye brown. Tail shorter than in adults. Red markings on head less apparent.
Call:
Loud kakakakaka, kek-kek-kek, or kek-kik-kek.
Listen NowMore Information:
Avibase
Research: The Norfolk Island Green Parrot and New Caledonian Parakeet are distinct species
Research: Back from the brink - again: the decline and recovery of the Norfolk Island Parakeet
Research: The importance of niau (Rhopalostylis baueri) in the diet of the Tasman parakeet (Cyanoramphus cookii) in the Norfolk Island National Park
Content Sources:
CITES
Cornell Lab of Ornithology/Birds of the World
A Guide to Parrots of the World, Juniper and Parr, 1998.
Research: Foraging ecology of the world's only population of the critically endangered Tasman Parakeet...
Parrots in Aviculture, Low, 1992.
Lexicon of Parrots, Thomas Arndt.
ML Media Collection Catalogue 8507, Norfolk Island Parakeet Cyanoramphus cookii, Gostling, Pat, Mt. Pit Reserve, Palm Gully, 1972, Cornell Lab of Ornithology. Site
Wild Tasman Parakeet
© Luis Ortiz-Catedral
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View in GalleryDid You Know?
The Tasman Parakeet feeds in trees, and also on the ground. They sweep leaf litter aside with their feet, looking for seeds.
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Related publications: Cyanoramphus cookiiSpecies Care
Captive Status:
Over 600 chicks were banded during 1985-2007, most of which were bred and fledged from the national park's assisted wild breeding programme. Not seen in other aviculture.
Longevity:
10 or more years
Housing:
Walk-in aviary, minimum length 3m (10ft)
Diet:
Small seed mix such as: canary, millet and smaller amounts of oats, buckwheat, safflower and a little hemp; limited sunflower seed; spray millet; green leaves such as: Swiss chard, lettuce, sowthistle, dandelion, chickweed; seeding grasses; rearing food made from hard-boiled egg, wholegrain bread, and carrot, all ground to crumbly consistency; complete pellet.
Enrichment:
Love to climb, therefore provide ladders, ropes and swings; not a vigorous chewer. Provide large flight for exercise. Provide areas for bathing. Loves to scratch around on ground.
Nest Box Size:
Vertical box 8" x 8" x 14" (20.3cm x 20.3cm x 35.5cm)
Clutch Size:
1-8
Incubation Time:
21 days
Fledging Age:
44 days
Hatch Weight:
Not recorded.
Peak Weight:
Not recorded.
Weaning Weight:
Not recorded.
Wild Tasman Parakeet
© Luis Ortiz-Catedral
Photos
View in GalleryDid You Know?
The Tasman Parakeet feeds in trees, and also on the ground. They sweep leaf litter aside with their feet, looking for seeds.
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WPT has worked with numerous partners to help save this species. Learn moreAcademic Research
Related publications: Cyanoramphus cookiiSpecies Wild Status
World Population:
Fewer than 100 mature individuals.
IUCN Red List Status:
Near Threatened (as conspecific with C. novaezelandiae); Endangered regionally.
CITES Listing:
Appendix I
Threat Summary:
Clearance of forests before 1950 for timber, agriculture and pasture has severely reduced suitable habitat and nest sites. Nest-site availability has been further reduced by competition with introduced Crimson Rosella Platycercus elegans, Common Starling Sturnus vulgaris and feral honey bees. Introduced black rats Rattus rattus have caused nest failures. Suffered in the past from hunting.
Range:
Norfolk Island (between Australia, New Zealand and New Caledonia)
Habitat:
Confined to the Norfolk Island National Park and adjacent forested areas and orchards.
Wild Diet:
Diet includes seeds and blossoms of Baloghia lucida and blossoms of Lagunaria patersonia, supplemented by fruits of up to 30 introduced shrubs and trees, and leaf shoots and seeds of Norfolk Island pines (Araucaria heterophylla).
Ecology and Behaviour:
Birds reach sexual maturity at a relatively early age. They forage 7m (20ft) up in the trees through autumn, then in the winter move closer to or on the ground.
Clutch and Egg Size:
1-8 white eggs
Breeding Season:
October-December, sometimes more than once a year. Nest is in burrow or tree cavity.
Wild Tasman Parakeet
© Luis Ortiz-Catedral
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The Tasman Parakeet feeds in trees, and also on the ground. They sweep leaf litter aside with their feet, looking for seeds.
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