How big do I get?  
I range in length from 32 to 37 cm, my wingspan is 62 to 76 cm.

 

What do I eat?  

Seeds from native trees, berries, fruits, nuts and insects and their larvae 🐛
 

What do I sound like? 

An old creaky gate  (Listen here 🔉)

Where do I sleep?

I love old growth forests, and build my nests in wide hollows of trees 🌳

 

Other fun facts:

We mate for life 💕 

Threats​

• Loss and degradation of breeding and foraging habitat from rural and urban development

• Climate change (impacts on suitability of living environments) 

• Psittacine cirovirus disease

• Bush fires

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TRACKS: This is what my tracks look like!

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