Image: Paradise Parrot
As there have been no confirmed sightings of this rare and graceful bird since 1922, the beautiful Paradise Parrot is now presumed extinct. Only a handful of specimens exist, such as this lovely mounted male bird held in the Australian Museum's Ornithology Collection.
- Photographer:
- Australian Museum
- Rights:
- © Australian Museum
- Common name:
- Paradise Parrot
- Scientific name:
- Psephotus pulcherrimus
- Family:
- Psittacidae
- Order:
- Psittaciformes
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