True Parrots
Order: Psittaciformes. Family: Psittacidae
True parrots are small to large birds with a characteristic curved beak shape. Their upper mandibles have slight mobility in the joint with the skull and they have a generally erect stance. All parrots are zygodactyl, having the four toes on each foot placed two at the front and two back. Nine species are found in Tasmania, one of which is critically endangered, and two are vagrants.
- Rainbow Lorikeet, Trichoglossus haemotodus (I)
- Little Lorikeet, Glossopsitta pusilla (I)
- Musk Lorikeet, Glossopsitta concinna
- Green Rosella, Platycercus caledonicus (E)
- Eastern Rosella, Platycercus eximius
- Swift Parrot, Lathamus discolor
- Blue-winged Parrot, Neophema chrysostoma
- Orange-bellied Parrot, Neophema chrysogaster
- Eastern Ground Parrot, Pezoporus wallicus
Read more about this topic: List Of Birds Of Tasmania
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