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Contents

• Download the Recovery Plan as a PDF file
• Abbreviations
• Summary
• Introduction
  • Description of Species
  • Distribution
  • Population Size
  • Habitat
  • Life History
  • Food
  • Reasons for Listing
  • Current Threats
  • Strategy for Recovery
• Recovery Objectives and Criteria
• Recovery Actions
  • Action 1. Identify the extent and quality of foraging habitat
  • Action 2. Manage swift parrot habitat at a landscape scale
  • Action 3. Reduce the incidence of collisions
  • Action 4. Population and habitat monitoring
  • Action 5. Community education and information
  • Action 6. Manage the recovery process through a recovery team
• Implementation Schedule
• References
• Appendix 1 - List of Eucalyptus and Corymbia species mentioned in the text and their common names

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Download the Recovery Plan

• Swift Parrot (Lathamus discolor) Recovery Plan 2001-2005 (PDF - 724 KB) |  (RTF - 3,312 KB)

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Abbreviations

BA	Birds Australia
DPIWE	Department of Primary Industries, Water and Environment, Tasmania
EA	Environment Australia
ESP	Endangered Species Program
FPB	Forest Practices Board
IUCN	International Union for the Conservation of Nature
NGO	Non-governmental organisation
NPWS	National Parks and Wildlife Service, New South Wales
NRE	Department of Natural Resources and Environment, Victoria
TSN	Threatened Species Network, a national network administered by the World Wide Fund for Nature
UT	University of Tasmania
VOL	Volunteers

Copyright Information

Citation: Swift Parrot Recovery Team (2001). Swift Parrot Recovery Plan. Department of Primary Industries, Water and Environment, Hobart.

© State of Tasmania

This work is copyright. It may be reproduced for study, research or training purposes subject to an acknowledgment of the sources and no commercial usage or sale. Requests and enquires concerning reproduction and rights should be addressed to the Manager, Threatened Species Unit.

Cover: Swift parrot,
Photo: D Watts