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Did you know... that the blue-winged parrot(pictured) is one of three species of parrot that make regular yearly
migrations over a sea or ocean?
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The Blue-winged Parrot (Neophema chrysostoma) is a small parrot found in Tasmania and southeast Australia. Males (example shown here) are mainly olive green with a blue frontal band reaching from forehead to eye, blue wing
coverts, black
primaries, and a yellow belly. Females are slightly duller with more green on the wings.Photo:
JJ Harrison