Trichoglossus discolor
Date 1796-1808
Artist Jacques Barraband (1767–1809)
Source/Photographer Levaillant, Histoire naturelle des oiseaux d'Afrique, pl. 50
Old Latin name Trichoglossus discolor
New Latin name Lathamus discolor
Common name Nederlands: Zwaluwpapegaai
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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. |
