Burung paruh bengkok (Parrots)
Regent Parrot
Polytelis anthopeplus
- tidak umum
- 53 km/h
- Risiko rendah
Canary-yellow males streak low over mallee at high speed. Pairs for life. Now endangered in parts of its range.
- Populasi
- ~21,500 mature individuals globally (subspecies anthopeplus ~20,000, probably stable; monarchoides ~1,500, possibly declining); overall population trend is decreasing
- Habitat
- Eucalyptus woodlands and forests, mallee scrub, riverine river red gum habitats, and box woodland with cypress pine; western populations also use open forest/woodland with Salmon Gum and adjacent farmland/orchards
- Fakta menarik
- The Regent Parrot was first scientifically illustrated by artist Edward Lear in 1831, decades before he became famous for his nonsense poetry.
- Sebaran
- Southern Australia in two disjunct populations: nominate subspecies in south-west Western Australia, and subspecies monarchoides along the Murray-Darling river system in south-west New South Wales, north-west Victoria, and south-east South Australia (Extent of Occurrence ~1,520,000 km²)
- Makanan
- Primarily seeds of eucalypts, acacias, and grasses, plus fruit, leaf buds, flowers, mistletoe berries, and (especially in the west) cereal crops such as wheat
- Ukuran
- 0,4 m
- Masa hidup
- 15 tahun
