The Orange-bellied Parrot Tasmanian Program is committed to the protection, monitoring and management of the Orange-bellied Parrot (OBP) in Tasmania. OBPs are bright grassy green on their backs, wings and flanks, with a yellow chest and some blue on their wings and brow. There is also a lot of uncertainty about the causes of their decline. If you had to ask an average Australian the name of a threatened bird in this country, many would nominate the Orange-bellied Parrot. The Orange-bellied Parrot breeds only in the South West of Tasmania. The last breeding ground of the orange-bellied parrot is Melaleuca, in remote and rugged southwest Tasmania. With a population of less than 20 in the wild, the Orange-bellied Parrot (Neophema chrysogaster) is one of the rarest birds on earth, due to loss of its overwintering habitat and competition with other species.. Project progress: In 2002 the Trust supported the Orange-bellied Recovery Program with its Small Action Grants. We also provide support for the annual releases and over-winter ranching of this beautiful species. Critically endangered, and with fewer than 50 left in … Species . After breeding has concluded, most of the population migrates across Bass Strait to spend the winter months on southern mainland Australia. The adults leave a few weeks before the juvenile birds. Orange-bellied Parrots breed in Tasmania then migrate to the southern coast of mainland Australia, as far west as Yorke Penisula in South Australia, and east in Victoria to Westernport Bay. Their breeding range has declined significantly, and breeding is now only known to occur at Melaleuca in south-west Tasmania. Disease is an important threat to the tiny population. The critically endangered orange-bellied parrots (OBP) is Australia’s most threatened bird. With a population numbering just a few tens and breeding at a single location in remote Tasmania, a migratory parrot teeters on the edge of … This contributed to a decline in the wild population from 35 to 23 mature individuals in 2016. Orange-Bellied Parrot . Orange-bellied Parrot Neophema chrysogaster. The green-thighed parrot (Pionites leucogaster) is a species of parrot in the family Psittacidae The species Pionites leucogaster (also known as the white-bellied parrot or white-bellied caique in the aviculture business) contains three subspecies including the nominate race, but recent morphological work suggests the species should be split into three. Watch Queue Queue Zoos Victoria is playing a key role in the recovery of this species. One of the world's rarest species, the orange bellied parrot, has bucked its long-term trend of decline and almost doubled its wild population. A male Orange-bellied Parrot perched on a specially designed nestbox at Melaleuca (Alex Berryman). The Orange-bellied Parrot (OBP) is a small (45-50g), migratory ground parrot. Commissioner: Orange-bellied Parrots will not go extinct because of rats „The affected birds were quarantined in a normally unused older facility to minimise risks of the beak and feather disease outbreak on the breeding population which would have much more significant impact if … We maintain a viable captive population at our zoos to insure against the extinction of the Orange-bellied Parrot in the wild. This video is unavailable. Birds on the brink: Orange-bellied Parrot. Australian parakeet nearing extinction. 2015). The species is migratory, and breeds in the rugged Tasmanian Southwest World Heritage area before migrating to the southern coastline of mainland Australia for the winter.