Recovery set out the research and management actions necessary to stop the decline, and support the recovery of, listed threatened species or threatened ecological communities. The aim of a recovery plan is to maximise the long term survival in the wild of a threatened species or ecological community (Department of the Environment, 2015b). Recovery Plans state what must be done to protect and restore important populations of threatened species and habitat, as well as how to manage and reduce threatening processes. Recovery plans achieve this aim by providing a planned and logical framework for key interest groups and responsible government agencies to coordinate their work to improve the plight of threatened species and/or ecological communities (Department of the Environment, 2015b). Table 2: A summary of the advices available or soon to become available Threatened Parrot Species Scientific name Recovery plan period *Status Listing advice Conservation advice State & territory plans Baudin’s cockatoo Calyptorhynchus baudinii 2008-18 Plan adopted in 2011; not due for review. - - - Carnaby’s cockatoo Calyptorhynchus latirostris 2013-23 Plan adopted in 2014; not due for review. - - Coxen’s fig parrot Cyclopsitta diophthalma coxeni 2002 only Original plan was adopted in 2001; reviewed in 2007. - - - Forest black cockatoo Calyptorhynchus banksii naso 2008-18 Plan adopted in 2011; not due for review. 2009 2009 - Glossy black cockatoo Calyptorhynchus lathami halmaturinus 2005-10 Original RP adopted in 2005; reviewed in 2008. Plan is due to “sunset” in April 2016. - - - Golden shouldered parrot Psephotus chrysopterygius 2003-07 Original RP adopted in 2002; reviewed in 2011. - - - Muir’s Corella Cacatua pastinator pastinator 2008-18 Original RP adopted in 2009; due for review. - - - Night parrot Pezoporus occidentalis - Recovery plan not yet adopted. - 2008 - Norfolk Island green parrot Cyanoramphus novaezelandiae cookii 2002-06 Adopted under the Norfolk Island Regional plan adopted in 2010. Due for review this year. - - - parrot Neophema chrysogaster 2006-11 Original plan adopted in 2006 2006 - bellied red-
TAP Species Recovery plan Threats ranking of threat level TAP Species Recovery plan Threats ranking of threat level Red-tailed black cockatoo Food shortages 1 Glossy black cockatoo Habitat loss 1 Habitat loss 2 Loss of genetic diversity 2 Nest hollow shortage 3 Predation 3 Nest hollow competition 4 Nest hollow competition 4 Predation 5 Nest hollow shortage 5 Inadequate knowledge 6 Diseases 6 Trade 7 Trade 7 TAP Species Recovery plan Threats ranking of threat level TAP Species Recovery plan Threats ranking of threat level Muir’s Corella Habitat loss 1 Norfolk Island green parrot Habitat loss 1 Nest hollow competition 2 Predation 2 Competition 3 Nest hollow competition 3 Loss of genetic diversity 4 Diseases (including PBFD) 4 Nest hollow shortage 5 Illegal kills 5 Illegal kills 6 Nest hollow shortage 6 Climate change 7 Collisions 7 TAP Species Recovery plan Threats ranking of threat level TAP Species Recovery plan Threats ranking of threat level Swift parrot Habitat loss 1 Superb parrot Habitat loss 1 Climate change 2 Nest hollow shortage 2 Collisions 3 Disturbance around nesting colonies 3 Competition 4 Trade 4 PBFD 5 Collisions 5 Trade 6 Illegal 6 Tree health 7 Nest hollow competition 7 Predation 8 Predation 8
Table 1: Snapshot of published works available Description Location Parrot Government publications Management guidelines for golden-shouldered parrot conservation 2011 Great Cocky Count Population estimates and identification of roost sites for the Carnaby’s Cockatoo Regional Recovery Plan for Threatened Species and Ecological Communities of Adelaide and the Mount Lofty Ranges, South Australia Conserving Carnaby’s Black-Cockatoo Future Directions Proceedings from a conservation symposium Survey guidelines for Australia’s threatened Australian Threatened Species red-tailed - Calyptorhynchus banksii graptogyne Norfolk Island rodent control expansion to protect green parrots Western ground parrot—Understanding the habits of a rare and secretive bird (WA) Journal Articles Australia’s national environmental legislation and human/wildlife interactions Survival on the ark: life-history trends in captive parrots The breeding and foraging ecology and abundance of the Princess Parrot during a population irruption Psittacine reintroductions: Common denominators of success On Not Protecting the Parrot: Impact of Conservation and Planning Legislation on an Endangered Species in Tasmania http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/pdf/10.1080/13880292.2013.764777 University publications Climate change adaptation strategies for Australian birds final report Other The State of Australia’s Birds 2010 Islands and Birds Australia’s Important bird areas: Key sites for bird conservation Status Survey and Conservation Action Plan 2000–2004 Parrots Update on the Orange-bellied parrot Recovery Program 2013 Conserving Kyloring Saving the Western Ground Parrot from extinction PBFD Government publications Psittacine beak and feather disease A threat to our native parrots Hygiene Protocols for the Prevention and Control of Diseases (Particularly Beak and Feather Disease) in Australian Birds Psittacine beak and feather disease (or psittacine circovirus, PCV)
Table 2: Snapshot of online bird groups Name Location/based Website Parrot Society of Australia Inc. Brisbane QLD Bird Life Australia Australian wide Canberra Ornithologists Group ACT Bird watch Australia NSW Birding NSW NSW NSW Bird Atlassers (NSWBA) NSW Cumberland Bird Observers' Club Sydney Birds Queensland QLD Birds SA SA Australian Bird Image Database Australian wide Parrot Trust SA in Backyards Australian wide Wild Watch Australia: Jonathon Munro North Queensland Queensland Ornithological Society Inc. QLD Birding in Western Australia WA Australian Bird and Bat banding Scheme ACT Earth foot Birding & Natural History Darwin John Birder QLD South Australian Birding SA Wildlife Preservation Society of Queensland QLD Queensland’s Naturalists Club QLD Wildlife Health Australia Sydney, NSW https://www.wildlifehealthaustralia.com.au/Home.aspx