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The Swift Parrot (Lathamus discolor) is a bird found in Australia and United Kingdom. Found in Australia and the United Kingdom. It eats nectar and insects and other small invertebrates. The IUCN Red List lists it as Critically Endangered.

🏡 Where the Swift Parrot lives

Found in Australia and the United Kingdom.

🍽️ What it eats

• 🌸 Nectar80%
• 🐛 Insects & bugs20%

A rough guide to its diet over a year. Source: EltonTraits (Wilman et al. 2014).

Conservation status

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Recorded by Ramit Singal (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0), xeno-canto XC502302. Trimmed to a few seconds.

Questions about the Swift Parrot

Where does the Swift Parrot live?

The Swift Parrot lives in Australia and United Kingdom. Found in Australia and the United Kingdom.

What does the Swift Parrot eat?

nectar (about 80%), insects and other small invertebrates (about 20%). These are rough shares of its diet over a year, from the EltonTraits database.

Is the Swift Parrot endangered?

Almost gone from the wild. Its IUCN Red List category is Critically Endangered.

More birds from Australia & Oceania

• South Island giant moa
• Stephens Island wren
• Great Knot
• New Zealand Plover
• Black-fronted Tern
• Orange-fronted parakeet

Sources: IUCN Red List (via Wikidata), EltonTraits 1.0 (Wilman et al. 2014), GBIF sightings for countries, Wikipedia. Last updated 2026-10-19.