DiscoverWeekend Birder124 Parrot Evolution - with Tim
124 Parrot Evolution - with Tim

124 Parrot Evolution - with Tim

Update: 2025-11-11
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Scientist and author Tim Low unpacks how parrots evolved in Australia, why cockatoos fill the 'woodpecker' niche, and the wild truth about carnivorous parrots.


🎧 All links here - https://www.weekendbirder.com/podcast/124-parrot-evolution

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🎵 Recordings by Marc Anderson, licenced from https://www.wildambience.com


Birds featured: Kea, Kākā, Little Corella, Pygmy Parrot, Yellow-tailed Black-cockatoo


Bird illustration: Little Corella


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124 Parrot Evolution - with Tim

124 Parrot Evolution - with Tim