Monday, September 14, 2015 at 12:26 
An orange-bellied parrot in captivity.
The bird is on the brink of extinction with fewer than 70 birds thought to exist in the wild.
Friday, June 12, 2015 at 11:31 
The orange-bellied parrot. Picture: David Geraghty The survival of an Australian parrot on the brink of extinction hinges on the co-operation of scientists who have been engaged in bitter conflict, prompting an extraordinary request for the experts to work together “courteously and respectfully” to save the last 50 orange-bellied parrots in the wild.
Monday, June 1, 2015 at 12:08 
Orange Bellied parrots. Image by OwenYBThe Federal Government is attempting to speed up action over a fatal disease in Australia's most critically endangered wild bird, the orange-bellied parrot.
Monday, June 1, 2015 at 2:38 
The critically endangered orange-bellied parrot. Picture: Hamish BlairThe last wild population of an Australian parrot on the brink of extinction has been hit with a potentially deadly disease, leading to a disastrous breeding season and fears the orange-bellied parrots’ annual migration from Tasmania to Victoria and South Australia this winter could be its last.
Friday, April 3, 2015 at 11:54 
Swift parrot (Lathamus discolor) on Bruny Island, Tasmania, Australia. Image by JJ HarrisonThe critically endangered swift parrot (Lathamus discolor) could become extinct within less than two decades, says a new study published online in the journal Biological Conservation.
