A new study suggests the orange-bellied parrot has lost 62 per cent of its genetic diversity in the past 200 years. Scientists say to save the critically endangered species we must consider ...

Orange-bellied parrots (Neophema chrysogaster) are one of Australia's most imperilled species, with an estimated 25 per cent chance of extinction by 2041. The situation is so dire that some ...

(Credit: Hesperian / GNU Free Documentation License.) These two migratory parrot species are the orange-bellied parrot, Neophema chrysogaster, and the swift parrot, Lathamus discolor, both of ...

Orange-bellied parrots provide a stark reminder that there is no “quick fix” for most threatened species. Although captive breeding for release can effectively prevent extinction in the short ...

the result has often been reductions in populations of native species and sometimes extinction. In this new effort, the researchers have focused their attention on orange-bellied parrots ...

“Firstly, species living only on islands were much more likely to be at risk of extinction,” Dr Olah said. “Think of the emblematic swift parrot and orange-bellied parrot of ...

But the species are still in trouble, 92 birds is still critically endangered. Orange Bellied Parrot chick at Seven Mile Beach breeding facility on Wednesday, December 18, 2024. As part of the ...