The Paradise parrot do you think it could still exist?

[maz]

Just googled , around 160 in captivity, here's the link for anyone interested http://www.zoo.org.au/Conservation/Prog ... ied_Parrot" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

[jusdeb]

Very sad indeed .

[Nathan Morleyy]

Was the paradise parrot,
Ever bred in captivity ?.

Thanks Nathan

[jusdeb]

Healesville seems to be doing their bit but I have to wonder since they are migratory birds if being bred in captivity they retain the instinct to migrate ...and how do they know which way to go ?

[maz]

My understanding is that they release the birds in the same place as juveniles birds would be at around the time they would undertake the migration basically in the hopes that the birds will join the flock and follow along.

[Nathan Morleyy]

Maz,
Is there only one flock left?.

Thanks Nathan

[jusdeb]

Not an easy migration either Tas to sth east Australia .
They would want to be very healthy birds . The ones at H Ville look very healthy indeed.

[maz]

(needs to go and do some reading to make sure her memory is correct lol) I think that they have very restricted range both in victoria and also in tasmania (where they breed) while in Victoria they tend to live in small flocks (10-20 birds) but these flocks break up during breeding season and they tend to spend their time in Tasmania as pairs....please note this is what I remember but haven't really read up on them in around 15 years lol.

[Nrg800]

I know abit more about Orange-Bellied Parrots. There are 35 of them left in the wild, but they are doing well, 20 something were bred last year, but the majority of them were taken into captivity, to improve the captive gene pool. They breed well in captivity and there are a couple of hundred in captivity. A couple of weekends ago an unbanded juvenile was spotted near Melbourne, indicating that there is another breeding site that we haven't found yet. Only 6 birds have been seen this winter.

[Nathan Morleyy]

NRG,
So there established in captivity?.

Thanks Nathan