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  1. 𝗪𝗜𝗞𝗜𝗣𝗘𝗗𝗜𝗔 𝗣𝗜𝗖𝗧𝗨𝗥𝗘 𝗢𝗙 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗗𝗔𝗬

    ✧ golden-shouldered parrot ✧

    The golden-shouldered parrot (Psephotellus chrysopterygius) is a rare species of parrot in the family Psittaculidae found in the southern Cape York Peninsula in Queensland, Australia. It is a small bird, with a length of 25 to 27 centimetres (9.8 to 10.6 in) and a mass of 54 to 56 grams (1.9 to 2.0 oz), and i...

    #CapeYorkPeninsula #Australia #Psephotellus #Queensland #Wikipedia
    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Golden-s

  2. 𝗪𝗜𝗞𝗜𝗣𝗘𝗗𝗜𝗔 𝗣𝗜𝗖𝗧𝗨𝗥𝗘 𝗢𝗙 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗗𝗔𝗬

    ✧ galah ✧

    The galah (Eolophus roseicapilla) is a species of bird in the cockatoo family, Cacatuidae. It is endemic to mainland Australia and is also an introduced species in Tasmania and New Zealand. The galah is adapted to a wide variety of modified and unmodified habitats and is one of Australia's most abundant and widespread bird species, being absent only from the dri...

    #CapeYorkPeninsula #Australia #Tasmania #Wikipedia
    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Galah

  3. Piccaninny Plains #Wildlife #Sanctuary, in the middle of the #CapeYorkPeninsula, is one of the last wild, undeveloped places left in #Australia.
    So it's just really special because it's like a little time capsule of what country used to be like before when we changed it … 'we' being European settlement #indigenous

    abc.net.au/news/rural/2023-03-