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This female Turquoise Parrot (Neophema pulchella) was filmed in March 2018 in the Glen Alice area of Capertee Valley, NSW. Not only is this valley a geological wonder – indeed, it’s been described as the second-largest canyon in the world (wider than the Grand Canyon but not as deep or long) – it’s also one of the best places in Australia to see birds. Moreover, it is recognised internationally as an Important Bird Area (IBA). The diversity of habitats within the valley and surrounds (e.g. Wollemi National Park) support many bird species, including those in decline elsewhere.

The story of the Turquoise Parrot is less straightforward. While this parrot was once common (including within the Sydney region) and it is now described as vulnerable in NSW and threatened in Victoria, the situation isn’t as dire as it was by the early 1900s. Large numbers had been captured for the caged bird industry or shot for food; by 1915 it was feared that the Turquoise Parrot was extinct or near extinct in the wild. Habitat loss was also a major part of their tumbling population. But by the 1930s they were re-colonising parts of NSW and southern Queensland, and were seen again in Victoria by the 1950s. For more on this fascinating tale of decline and resurgence see http://www.birdlife.org.au/australian...

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