swift parrot (Lathamus discolor) Lathamus discolor
English: A female Swift Parrot in captivity.
Date 28 July 2005, 17:17
Source IMG_4454.JPG
Author Ernst Vikne http://www.flickr.com/people/42834622@N00
Source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Lathamus_discolor_-captive-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.