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Help to save Swift Parrots from extinction by joining in the Swift Parrot Search with BirdLife Australia
The migratory Swift Parrot is closer to extinction than ever before. First recognised as a declining species back in the 1980s, Swift Parrot numbers have continued to decline rapidly for the past 40 years. By participating in the Swift Parrot Search, you can make a positive difference.
- The Swift Parrot Search collects data on this species, the availability of foraging resources and other threatened other woodland birds in the area, particularly including the critically endangered Regent Honeyeater
- There are nearly two thousand permanent monitoring sites on public land throughout south-eastern mainland Australia
- Birdwatchers are asked to undertake a 5-minute/50-metre radius search at each fixed site location
Join the Swift Parrot Search 2023: Explore Multiple Sites in Biannual 6-Week Count Periods
We encourage you to visit as many sites as feasible during biannual 6-week count periods: between the last week in April and the first week in June, and again between mid-July and late August.
The current Swift Parrot Survey concludes on 27 August, 2023, there's still a few weeks to get spotting!
For more information, survey locations and see the links below:
Birdlife.org.au/events/swift-parrot-search/
Birdlife.org.au/bird-profiles/swift-parrot/
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Gabrielle Stacey
Landcarer Community Coordinator
Landcare Australia
NSW
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