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A forth Fig-Parrot?

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Subject: A forth Fig-Parrot?
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Date: Wed, 8 Nov 2006 07:13:18 +1000
Heard about this on the news.
If it's anything like the Coxen's Fig-Parrot, it'll be tough to find...
I wouldn't bother jumping in the car to go for it yet.
Congratulations John


 "veteran bird-watcher has discovered a new species of parrot in Queensland 
after a decade of searching.
Queensland naturalist and wildlife cinematographer John Young has discovered 
the rare blue-fronted fig parrot in a rugged southern Queensland forest after 
an exhaustive search.

The exact site of the finding has not been disclosed.

Although Mr Young has known of the bird's existence for 10 years, he only 
recently found evidence that the parrot differed from the endangered Coxen's 
fig parrot that overlaps in range.

Three fig parrots were known to occur in Australia and all are regarded as 
subspecies of the double-eyed fig parrot.

Queensland Environment Minister Lindy Nelson-Carr said the blue-fronted fig 
parrot represented a fourth fig parrot subspecies or a separate species.

She said the Queensland Parks and Wildlife Service had received unconfirmed fig 
parrot sightings in the Burnett region and the Sunshine and Gold Coast 
hinterlands over the past decade, but no photograph, specimen or sound 
recording had been made.

Naturalist John Gould described the first fig parrot in Australia 130 years 
ago."

Cheers,

Bill Moorhead
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