IUCN SSC Wild Parrot Specialist Group
@wildparrotsg.bsky.social
Conservation of Wild Parrots across the globe
While we celebrate the beauty and freedom of wild parrots on World Parrot Day, we do not want to forget those who suffer at the hands of human beings. #WorldParrotDay
Parrots confiscated from illegal trade.
photo credit: anonymous
Parrots confiscated from illegal trade.
photo credit: anonymous
May 31, 2025 at 7:28 PM
While we celebrate the beauty and freedom of wild parrots on World Parrot Day, we do not want to forget those who suffer at the hands of human beings. #WorldParrotDay
Parrots confiscated from illegal trade.
photo credit: anonymous
Parrots confiscated from illegal trade.
photo credit: anonymous
May 31, 2025 at 6:52 PM
HAPPY WORLD PARROT DAY
and
HAPPY HATCHDAY TO US!
We are here to promote, advance, and change the ways that parrot conservation is done!
and
HAPPY HATCHDAY TO US!
We are here to promote, advance, and change the ways that parrot conservation is done!
May 31, 2025 at 6:51 PM
HAPPY WORLD PARROT DAY
and
HAPPY HATCHDAY TO US!
We are here to promote, advance, and change the ways that parrot conservation is done!
and
HAPPY HATCHDAY TO US!
We are here to promote, advance, and change the ways that parrot conservation is done!
#BiodiversityDay #ParrotsareDiverse #Parrotsky
You want biodiversity? We are happy to comply!
Happy Biodiversity Day from 400+/- species of parrot-type birds around the globe!🥳
You want biodiversity? We are happy to comply!
Happy Biodiversity Day from 400+/- species of parrot-type birds around the globe!🥳
May 22, 2025 at 9:25 PM
#BiodiversityDay #ParrotsareDiverse #Parrotsky
You want biodiversity? We are happy to comply!
Happy Biodiversity Day from 400+/- species of parrot-type birds around the globe!🥳
You want biodiversity? We are happy to comply!
Happy Biodiversity Day from 400+/- species of parrot-type birds around the globe!🥳
Next: from the littlest to the biggest..baby.
Neiva Guedes with a great big baby Hyacinth Macaw ( Anodorhynchus hyacinthinus, Vulnerable)
note: if this chick weighed 1 kg, that would equal about 50 adult Green-rumped Parrotlets.
photo credit:Neiva Guedes
Neiva Guedes with a great big baby Hyacinth Macaw ( Anodorhynchus hyacinthinus, Vulnerable)
note: if this chick weighed 1 kg, that would equal about 50 adult Green-rumped Parrotlets.
photo credit:Neiva Guedes
May 21, 2025 at 7:00 PM
Next: from the littlest to the biggest..baby.
Neiva Guedes with a great big baby Hyacinth Macaw ( Anodorhynchus hyacinthinus, Vulnerable)
note: if this chick weighed 1 kg, that would equal about 50 adult Green-rumped Parrotlets.
photo credit:Neiva Guedes
Neiva Guedes with a great big baby Hyacinth Macaw ( Anodorhynchus hyacinthinus, Vulnerable)
note: if this chick weighed 1 kg, that would equal about 50 adult Green-rumped Parrotlets.
photo credit:Neiva Guedes
How they look to us.....
How they think they look
Green-rumped Parrotlet (Forpus passerinus)
photo credit © wildlifereizen
How they think they look
Green-rumped Parrotlet (Forpus passerinus)
photo credit © wildlifereizen
May 21, 2025 at 6:56 PM
How they look to us.....
How they think they look
Green-rumped Parrotlet (Forpus passerinus)
photo credit © wildlifereizen
How they think they look
Green-rumped Parrotlet (Forpus passerinus)
photo credit © wildlifereizen
We will start our biodiversity tour with the littles:
Spectacled Parrotlet (Forpus conspicillatus)
photo credit: ©Jerson Marín
Spectacled Parrotlet (Forpus conspicillatus)
photo credit: ©Jerson Marín
May 21, 2025 at 6:55 PM
We will start our biodiversity tour with the littles:
Spectacled Parrotlet (Forpus conspicillatus)
photo credit: ©Jerson Marín
Spectacled Parrotlet (Forpus conspicillatus)
photo credit: ©Jerson Marín
Next up: the amazing and biodiverse NEOTROPICS!
Parrots everywhere, from the highest peaks of the Andes to the mangroves of the Caribbean. Biodiversity+++!
Parrots everywhere, from the highest peaks of the Andes to the mangroves of the Caribbean. Biodiversity+++!
May 21, 2025 at 6:54 PM
Next up: the amazing and biodiverse NEOTROPICS!
Parrots everywhere, from the highest peaks of the Andes to the mangroves of the Caribbean. Biodiversity+++!
Parrots everywhere, from the highest peaks of the Andes to the mangroves of the Caribbean. Biodiversity+++!
Hi everyone! We want to share this amazing project!
Collaborators: Benedicta Ngwuh, Irene Solórzano, Irene-Rose Madindou
Contact: aliciarodiles@gmail.com
English, Español, Français, Português, Italiano
Thank you GYBN México and One Earth Conservation
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Collaborators: Benedicta Ngwuh, Irene Solórzano, Irene-Rose Madindou
Contact: aliciarodiles@gmail.com
English, Español, Français, Português, Italiano
Thank you GYBN México and One Earth Conservation
lnkd.in/enHRUBZJ
May 21, 2025 at 6:45 PM
Hi everyone! We want to share this amazing project!
Collaborators: Benedicta Ngwuh, Irene Solórzano, Irene-Rose Madindou
Contact: aliciarodiles@gmail.com
English, Español, Français, Português, Italiano
Thank you GYBN México and One Earth Conservation
lnkd.in/enHRUBZJ
Collaborators: Benedicta Ngwuh, Irene Solórzano, Irene-Rose Madindou
Contact: aliciarodiles@gmail.com
English, Español, Français, Português, Italiano
Thank you GYBN México and One Earth Conservation
lnkd.in/enHRUBZJ
The famous Side-eye Lory
photo: ©Mehd Halaouate
photo: ©Mehd Halaouate
May 11, 2025 at 7:43 PM
The famous Side-eye Lory
photo: ©Mehd Halaouate
photo: ©Mehd Halaouate
Asia subgroup:
Watch out for New Guinea Tigers!
Painted Tiger-parrot (Psittacella picta)
photo: © Mehd Halaouate
Watch out for New Guinea Tigers!
Painted Tiger-parrot (Psittacella picta)
photo: © Mehd Halaouate
May 11, 2025 at 7:41 PM
Asia subgroup:
Watch out for New Guinea Tigers!
Painted Tiger-parrot (Psittacella picta)
photo: © Mehd Halaouate
Watch out for New Guinea Tigers!
Painted Tiger-parrot (Psittacella picta)
photo: © Mehd Halaouate
Breath-taking beauty of Asian parrot species.
A pair of Yellow-crested Cockatoos (Cacatua sulphurea) at a nest hole.
Photo credit: Arthur Sands
A pair of Yellow-crested Cockatoos (Cacatua sulphurea) at a nest hole.
Photo credit: Arthur Sands
May 11, 2025 at 7:38 PM
Breath-taking beauty of Asian parrot species.
A pair of Yellow-crested Cockatoos (Cacatua sulphurea) at a nest hole.
Photo credit: Arthur Sands
A pair of Yellow-crested Cockatoos (Cacatua sulphurea) at a nest hole.
Photo credit: Arthur Sands
Our Asia geographic subgroup is super-diverse: in all aspects!
May 11, 2025 at 7:35 PM
Our Asia geographic subgroup is super-diverse: in all aspects!
How far away is ...far? Not too far for parrots!
Henderson Island: as far away as you can get from almost everywhere! Australasia-Oceania is a BIG place.
Stephen's Lorikeet Vini stepheni
photo: iNaturalist: (c) kerry_young, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Henderson Island: as far away as you can get from almost everywhere! Australasia-Oceania is a BIG place.
Stephen's Lorikeet Vini stepheni
photo: iNaturalist: (c) kerry_young, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
May 11, 2025 at 6:40 PM
How far away is ...far? Not too far for parrots!
Henderson Island: as far away as you can get from almost everywhere! Australasia-Oceania is a BIG place.
Stephen's Lorikeet Vini stepheni
photo: iNaturalist: (c) kerry_young, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Henderson Island: as far away as you can get from almost everywhere! Australasia-Oceania is a BIG place.
Stephen's Lorikeet Vini stepheni
photo: iNaturalist: (c) kerry_young, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Lovable Black-collared Lovebirds. Endangered
Agapornis swindernianus
photo credit:violettederozier
Agapornis swindernianus
photo credit:violettederozier
May 7, 2025 at 5:19 PM
Lovable Black-collared Lovebirds. Endangered
Agapornis swindernianus
photo credit:violettederozier
Agapornis swindernianus
photo credit:violettederozier
Africa geographic subgroup!
Surveying oil palm plantations for Grey parrots
photo credit: Rowan Martin
Surveying oil palm plantations for Grey parrots
photo credit: Rowan Martin
May 7, 2025 at 5:17 PM
Africa geographic subgroup!
Surveying oil palm plantations for Grey parrots
photo credit: Rowan Martin
Surveying oil palm plantations for Grey parrots
photo credit: Rowan Martin
Africa Geographic subgroup!
Cape Parrot male on Wild Plum
Cape Parrot Project
photo credit: Rodnick Biljon
Cape Parrot male on Wild Plum
Cape Parrot Project
photo credit: Rodnick Biljon
May 7, 2025 at 5:16 PM
Africa Geographic subgroup!
Cape Parrot male on Wild Plum
Cape Parrot Project
photo credit: Rodnick Biljon
Cape Parrot male on Wild Plum
Cape Parrot Project
photo credit: Rodnick Biljon
The African region has many species of parrots, but some of the most adorable are the lovebirds.
Black-collared Lovebird
photo credit: violettederozier
Black-collared Lovebird
photo credit: violettederozier
May 7, 2025 at 5:14 PM
The African region has many species of parrots, but some of the most adorable are the lovebirds.
Black-collared Lovebird
photo credit: violettederozier
Black-collared Lovebird
photo credit: violettederozier
Today's feature: Africa!
Amazing parrot. Amazing people who work with parrot conservation.
Amazing parrot. Amazing people who work with parrot conservation.
May 7, 2025 at 5:12 PM
Today's feature: Africa!
Amazing parrot. Amazing people who work with parrot conservation.
Amazing parrot. Amazing people who work with parrot conservation.
We are almost 1 year old! To celebrate, in the coming weeks we will share what some of our members are doing for parrot conservation. We have a diverse membership, and represent 4 geographic subgroups-and 2 active thematic subgroups!
May 3, 2025 at 5:02 PM
We are almost 1 year old! To celebrate, in the coming weeks we will share what some of our members are doing for parrot conservation. We have a diverse membership, and represent 4 geographic subgroups-and 2 active thematic subgroups!
It's Wold Penguin Day, so we will consider them honorary Marine Parrots.
April 26, 2025 at 12:52 AM
It's Wold Penguin Day, so we will consider them honorary Marine Parrots.
We are pleased to announce that our very own Terry Greene, Vice-chair for the Australasia-Oceania WPaSG is a recipient of 13th round 2025 SSC Internal Grants!
Status and trends of endangered Vini lorikeets in the South Pacific
Status and trends of endangered Vini lorikeets in the South Pacific
April 24, 2025 at 5:32 PM
We are pleased to announce that our very own Terry Greene, Vice-chair for the Australasia-Oceania WPaSG is a recipient of 13th round 2025 SSC Internal Grants!
Status and trends of endangered Vini lorikeets in the South Pacific
Status and trends of endangered Vini lorikeets in the South Pacific
Local communities are invaluable to understanding wild parrots and make all the difference in parrot conservation. Here are a few members of the Sompondo Nursery community grower team who work with the Cape Parrot Project.
credit: MonnaMay Photography
credit: MonnaMay Photography
April 11, 2025 at 5:07 PM
Local communities are invaluable to understanding wild parrots and make all the difference in parrot conservation. Here are a few members of the Sompondo Nursery community grower team who work with the Cape Parrot Project.
credit: MonnaMay Photography
credit: MonnaMay Photography
We are proud to have founding members supporting local and indigenous parrot conservation. Lorakim Joyner of One Earth Conservation shared this lovely artwork from Miskut Indigena Rescue and Liberation Center by artist Deyana Serrano.
April 7, 2025 at 4:31 PM
We are proud to have founding members supporting local and indigenous parrot conservation. Lorakim Joyner of One Earth Conservation shared this lovely artwork from Miskut Indigena Rescue and Liberation Center by artist Deyana Serrano.