Parrots of New Guinea
New Guinea is governed by the nations of Papua New Guinea and Indonesia, which were identified among the top-10 highest priority countries for parrot conservation in the world, due to their parrot diversity, endemism, and threats.[1]
The island of New Guinea is home to 46 native species of parrots, which makes it the third most diverse biogeographic region in parrot diversity,[2] after the continent of South America which harbours about 100 species[3] and Australia which has 57 species.[2] But considering that the area of New Guinea is at least 8 times smaller than these two zones, it makes New Guinea's parrot diversity truly spectacular. New Guinea shares three species of cockatoos and five other species of parrots with neighbouring Australia and other islands. 38 species of parrots are endemic to the island of New Guinea and minor offshore islands.
Although only 7% of the parrot species are threatened in New Guinea,[2] many are very poorly known,[4][5] and further information may lead to revisions of their Red List status. Most of the threatened species inhabit the satellite islands of New Guinea, with the exception of Pesquet’s parrot (Psittrichas fulgidus), which lives on the mainland.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ Olah, George; Butchart, Stuart H. M.; Symes, Andy; Guzmán, Iliana Medina; Cunningham, Ross; Brightsmith, Donald J.; Heinsohn, Robert (2016). "Ecological and socio-economic factors affecting extinction risk in parrots". Biodiversity and Conservation. 25 (2): 205–223. doi:10.1007/s10531-015-1036-z. ISSN 0960-3115. S2CID 254286490.
- ^ a b c d Olah, George; Theuerkauf, Jörn; Legault, Andrew; Gula, Roman; Stein, John; Butchart, Stuart; O’Brien, Mark; Heinsohn, Robert (2018). "Parrots of Oceania – a comparative study of extinction risk" (PDF). Emu - Austral Ornithology. 118 (1): 94–112. doi:10.1080/01584197.2017.1410066. ISSN 0158-4197. S2CID 135275510.
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- ^ Marsden, Stuart J.; Pilgrim, John D.; Wilkinson, Roger (2001). "Status, abundance and habitat use of Blue-eyed Cockatoo Cacatua ophthalmica on New Britain, Papua New Guinea". Bird Conservation International. 11 (3): 151–160. doi:10.1017/S0959270901000247. ISSN 1474-0001.
- ^ Marsden, Stuart J.; Symes, Craig T. (2006). "Abundance and habitat associations of parrots at a hillforest site in Papua New Guinea". Pacific Conservation Biology. 12 (1): 15–21. doi:10.1071/pc060015. ISSN 2204-4604.
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