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swift parrot

swift parrot noun: a true parrot, of the endangered species Lathamus discolor, which breeds in Tasmania and migrates to mainland south-eastern Australia.

swift parrot: a true parrot, of the endangered species Lathamus discolor, which breeds in Tasmania and migrates...
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Noun

swift parrot (plural swift parrots)

  1. A true parrot, of the endangered species Lathamus discolor, which breeds in Tasmania and migrates to mainland south-eastern Australia.
    • The swift parrot (Lathamus discolor) is a case in point. This small (24 cm) green parrot breeds on the eastern two thirds of the island of Tasmania, approximately 300 km across the Bass Strait from the southeast coast of mainland Australia, and migrates in the southern autumn (February to April) to...1996, Hugh Dingle, Migration: The Biology of Life on the Move, page 43
    • A striking example of the risks of ignoring temporal processes comes from work on the endangered Swift Parrot in north-eastern Victoria.2005, David Lindenmayer, Mark A. Burgman, Practical Conservation Biology, page 280

Examples of swift parrot in a sentence

  • The swift parrot (Lathamus discolor) is a case in point.1996, Hugh Dingle, Migration: The Biology of Life on the Move, page 43:
  • In Australia the swift parrots (Psittacidae) and in Hawaii the 'I'iwi honeycreepers (Drepanididae) have convergently evolved nectarivory, and coexist with honeyeaters.2011, George R. McGhee, Convergent Evolution: Limited Forms Most Beautiful, page 147:

Forms of swift parrot

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Questions about swift parrot

What does swift parrot mean?
Swift parrot means a true parrot, of the endangered species Lathamus discolor, which breeds in Tasmania and migrates to mainland south-eastern Australia.
How do you use swift parrot in a sentence?
The swift parrot (Lathamus discolor) is a case in point.
What part of speech is swift parrot?
Swift parrot is a noun.
What is the plural of swift parrot?
The plural of swift parrot is swift parrots.

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