Pezoporus wallicus - pappagallo terragnolo o parrocchetto fagiano

[giuseppe grossi]

qualcuno saprebbe dirmi qualcosa in più sul Pezoporus wallicanus, ho visto una foto su un libro del Prof. A. Ghigi del 1958.

[Roberto Giani]

Ne ha parlato PsittaScene qualche numero fa.
Di seguito alcune sintetiche informazioni:


Ground Parrot


Genus: Pezoporus
Species: wallicus

Where found: Scattered populations along coastal SE and W Australia; also Tasmania, Hunter Island. Formerly Flinders Island in Bass Strait and north along W coastline near Perth.

Ecology: Inhabits heathland and sedgeland, as well as temperate and subtropical shrubby heath with thick cover. Is a ground feeder which eats a variety of seeds, leaves, shoots and small insects. Lives in pairs in territories.

Population: 2,000-5,000
Status: Appendix I, Least Concern

Threats: Loss of habitat through urbanization and agriculture, with resultant fragmentation of range.

[Attilio Casagrande]

Specie poco conosciuta, si tratta del pappagallo terragnolo, ha abitudini terricole .
Specie in pericolo di estinzione, ulteriori info :
http://www.parrots.org/index.php/enc...ground_parrot/