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We have two parrot families: cockatoos… and everything else. Scientist and author Tim Low unpacks how parrots evolved in Australia, why cockatoos fill the 'woodpecker' niche, and the wild truth about carnivorous parrots.
Birds featured: Kea, Kākā, Little Corella, Pygmy Parrot, Yellow-tailed Black-cockatoo
Episode illustration: Little Corella
🎧 Show notes and transcript - https://weekendbirder.com/podcast/
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Episode illustration: Diamond Firetail
🎧 Show notes and transcript - http…
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Episode illustration: White-bellied Sea-eagle
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Episode illustration: Kākāpō
🎧 Show notes and transcript - https://weeken…
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