If you care about our Parrots
Take ACTION!!
Endangered species AFFECTED BY PBFD
Last updated: Monday, 19-Feb-2007 01:00:25 EST
SPECIES BREEDING BIRDS TREND SUB POPULATIONS
South-eastern Red-tailed Black-Cockatoo 560 decreasing 1
Glossy Black Cockatoo (Kangaroo Is. Subspp) 140 increasing 1
* Carnaby's Black-Cockatoo 60000 decreasing 4
* Swift Parrot 2000 decreasing 1
Night Parrot 50 fluctuating 5
Western Ground Parrot 400 decreasing 3
* Golden-shouldered Parrot 2000 decreasing 2
Coxen's Fig-parrot 100 decreasing 4
(data from Action Plan for Australian Birds, Garnett and Crowley 2000) THREATENED SPECIES
PCD adversely affects at least two endangered species (Orange-bellied Parrot and Norfolk Island Green Parrot). In addition, the following listed endangered species are likely to be within the host range for PCD, and have characteristics which may increase their vulnerability to catastrophic epidemics of the disease: a small number of breeding birds; the number of breeding birds decreasing; and/or few sub-populations. PCD has been recorded in three of these species (marked *)
Psittacine Circoviral (beak and feather) Disease PCD/PBFD
Conclusion - The threatening process meets s188(4)(b) and s188(4)(c) of the EPBC Act. PCD may cause
a number of species to become listed. It is considered a threat to two endangered species (Orange-bellied Parrot and Norfolk Island Green Parrot) to the extent that without preventative action these species may become Critically Endangered. The disease also adversely affects a number of other listed species.