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Seven critically endangered western ground parrots have been transferred by the Department of Parks and Wildlife of Western Australia in July 2014 from a secluded south coast enclosure in Western Australia to the Perth Zoo, where it is hoped they will breed.<ref>Parks and Wildlife, Government of Western Australia, Media Statement, Minister’s office - 6552 5800, July 2014</ref>
==Distribution andDistribuzione e habitat ==
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HistoricallyIn passato, thisquesta speciesspecie wasera founddiffusa alllungo alongtutta thela coastcosta ofdell'angolo western southwestsud-occidentale dell'Australia, fromda [[Perth, Western Australia|Perth]] northfino toa [[Geraldton]] anda alongnord thee, verso est, lungo la South Coast, eastalla to [[Israelite Bay]]. HoweverTuttavia, itsembra appearsche tofosse havescomparsa vanisheddalla fromcosta theoccidentale westgià coasta ofpartire Western Australia bydal 1900.<ref name=interimplan/>. NowadaysAttualmente, theil rangesuo ofareale thisè specieslimitato isa limiteddue tolocalità twolungo locationsla alongcosta themeridionale southdell'Australia coastOccidentale, ofa Westernest Australia, east ofdi [[Albany, Western (Australia)|Albany]]: withla thepopolazione largestpiù populationnumerosa invive all'interno del [[Capeparco nazionale Ariddi NationalCape ParkArid]].<ref name=friends/>.
''Habitat'' più comune di questa specie è la bassa brughiera con una grande diversità di piante che si sviluppa sulle sabbia bianca. I pappagalli sembrano essere più numerosi nelle brughiere che non hanno subito incendi da decenni, ma sono stati trovati anche in aree sei anni dopo un incendio. Di solito prediligono le zone con una componente piuttosto alta di [[Cyperaceae|carici]].
Low heathland usually on deep white sand with a large diversity of plants is the most common habitat. Parrots appear to be more abundant in heath which has not been burnt for decades, but have been found in areas six years after a burn. There is usually a fairly high component of [[Cyperaceae|sedge]]s.<ref name=interimplan/><!-- cites previous two sentences -->
===Status Conservazione ===
ThisIl speciespappagallo isterragnolo oneoccidentale ofè theuna rarestdelle birdspecie speciesdi inuccelli thepiù world.rare del mondo<ref name=Murphy/>. TheLa firstprima photofoto ofdi theun westernesemplare groundin parrotnatura inè thestata wildscattata wassolamente taken innel 2004.<ref>{{citecita web|titletitolo=Research|url=http://www.western-ground-parrot.org.au/WGP_Research.html|publishereditore=Friends of the Western Ground Parrot|accessdatedataaccesso=25 Novembernovembre 2010}}</ref>. ThisQuesta speciesspecie hasè rapidlydiminuita declinedrapidamente betweentra il 1990 ande il 2009 fromda aboutcirca 400 individualsindividui toa 110 individuals.<ref name=Murphy/>. MostLa individualsmaggior parte di questi (~100un centinaio circa) arevive foundnel inparco thenazionale di Cape Arid National Park.<ref name=friends>[http://www.western-ground-parrot.org.au Friends of the Western Ground Parrot], accessed 18 November 2010</ref><ref>A. H. Burbidge AH, Blythe J. Blyth (2008) ''Threatened and rare birds of Western Australia''. Department of Environment and Conservation, Perth</ref>. TheLa speciesspecie hasnon notè yetstata beenancora evaluatedpresa byin theconsiderazione dalla IUCN, butma itpossiede meetstutti severali criteriarequisiti toper beessere consideredconsiderata critically«in endangered.pericolo critico»<ref name=Murphy/>, <!--(Nextproprio iscome uncited)figura Ansulla applicationLista toRossa changenazionale itsstilata statusdal fromGoverno endangeredaustraliano<ref>{{cita toweb|titolo=Pezoporus criticallywallicus endangeredflaviventris under— theWestern ''AustralianGround Parrot|url=http://www.environment.gov.au/cgi-bin/sprat/public/publicspecies.pl?taxon_id=26024|editore=Department of Sustainability, Environment, ProtectionWater, Population and BiodiversityCommunities|dataaccesso=25 Conservationnovembre Act2010}}</ref>. 1999''I hasfattori beenprincipali lodged.-->che Thene mainminacciano threatsl'esistenza aresono le catture da parte dei [[invasiveSpecie speciesaliena|introducedpredatori predatorsintrodotti]], suchcome as foxesvolpi<ref>Department of the Environment, Water, Heritage and the Arts (DEWHA) (2008). [http://www.environment.gov.au/biodiversity/threatened/publications/tap/pubs/tap-fox-report.pdf Threat abatement plan for predation by the European red fox, DEWHA, Canberra].</ref> ande feralgatti cats,randagi<ref>Dickman, C. R. DennyDickman, E. andDenny Buckmaster,e T. Buckmaster, 2010 [http://www.environment.gov.au/biodiversity/invasive/publications/pubs/feral-cat-impacted-sites.pdf Identification of sites of high conservation priority impacted by feral cats]. Report for the Australian Government Department of the Environment, Water, Heritage and the Arts. Canberra, Australia.</ref><ref>Department of the Environment, Water, Heritage and the Arts (DEWHA) (2008). [http://www.environment.gov.au/biodiversity/threatened/publications/tap/pubs/tap-cat-report.pdf Threat abatement plan for predation by feral cats, DEWHA, Canberra].</ref>, ase well asgli [[wildfireIncendio boschivo|incendi boschivi]]s.<ref name=Murphy/> It is listed as "critically endangered" by the Australian Government.<ref>{{cite web|title=Pezoporus wallicus flaviventris — Western Ground Parrot|url=http://www.environment.gov.au/cgi-bin/sprat/public/publicspecies.pl?taxon_id=26024|publisher=Department of SustainabilityInoltre, Environment,gran Water,parte Populationdella andvegetazione Communities|accessdate=25locale Novemberè 2010}}</ref>vulnerabile Muchalle ofmalattie thetrasmesse localda vegetationun is vulnerable tofungo, ''[[Phytophthora cinnamomi]]'', diebacke andnon itè isancora unclearchiaro whatche impacttipo thedi lossimpatto ofpotrebbe certainavere foodsulla itemspopolazione maydel havepappagallo onla theperdita species,di butalcune therefonti isdi believedcibo toproprie bedella lesssua than 40 parrots left.dieta<ref name=interimplan/>.
InNel Novembernovembre 2015, intenseintensi bushfiresincendi aroundboschivi Esperanceattorno burntad almostEsperance allhanno ofdistrutto theil western90% ground parrotdell<nowiki>'</nowiki>''s habitat.'' Thedel impact on the population is unclear.pappagallo<ref>{{citecita web|url=http://www.abc.net.au/news/2015-11-30/fears-for-rare-western-ground-parrot-after-esperance-fires/6987740|titletitolo=Fears for rare western ground parrot after Esperance fires destroy 90 per cent of habitat|lastautore=Rhiannon Shine|first=Rhiannon|datedata=2015|worksito=ABC News|publishereditore=Australian Broadcasting Corporation|accessdatedata accesso=1° Decemberdicembre 2015}}</ref>.
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