swift parrot (Lathamus discolor) Swift Parrot (Lathamus discolor). In Antwerp Zoo.
Date 15 September 2008, 16:51:27
Source originally posted to Flickr as zwaluwpapegaai
Author frank wouters
Source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Lathamus_discolor_-Antwerp_Zoo-8.jpg
The swift parrot (Lathamus discolor) is a parrot species in the family Psittaculidae. It breeds in Tasmania and migrates north to south eastern Australia from Griffith-Warialda in New South Wales and west to Adelaide in the winter. Lathamus discolor is related to the rosellas, with the feeding habits of a lorikeet. It is the only member in the genus Lathamus.
Order: Psittaciformes
Family: Psittaculidae
Genus: Lathamus
Species: Lathamus discolor (White, J., 1790)
