M. Parr’s scientific contributions

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Parrots: a guide to the parrots of the world
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January 1998

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673 Citations

T. Juniper

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M. Parr

This volume consist of eight main sections. Initially origins and evolutionary relationships are examined, followed by a brief section on the classification of the parrots. Next a section reviews the natural history of the parrots, briefly covering: general behaviour; distribution; habitat; movements; social behaviour; diet; breeding; and nocturnal species. Conservation status ics covered next. The main threats to parrots are then outlined and discussed: habitat loss; live bird trade; introduced species; persecution and hunting; and storms'climatic change. A brief section then looks at captive breeding. The mian body of the book is taken up with colour plates and a systematic section. The systematic section contains the following information, for each species: identification notes; voice; distribution and status (including distribution maps); ecology; description; sex/age; measurements; geographical variation; and references.

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... During the time when we observed nectar feeding in B. zonarius barnardi, the flowering of E. maculata was particularly prodigious as South Australia was experiencing rainfall 125% above average, its highest spring rainfall since 2010 (Australian Bureau of Meteorology, December 2022). Honeyeaters are known to track floral resources (Chan 2001) while Barnardius zonarius is considered a largely sedentary omnivore that consumes flowers opportunistically (Forshaw 1973;Juniper and Parr 1998;Higgins 1999), with little information available on the degree of flower visitation for specific subspecies. We never observed B. zonarius barnardi visiting flowers other than those of E. maculata, even though other plants were flowering (e.g., Grevillea huegelii, Myoporum sp., and other species of Eremophila). ...

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Nectar‐Feeding Behavior in the Mallee Ringneck, Barnardius zonarius barnardi
Parrots: a guide to the parrots of the world
  • Citing Book
  • January 1998