Paradise parrot (SciiFii)

The paradise parrot (Psephotellus pulcherrimus) is a colourful, medium-sized species of parrot native to the grassy woodlands of the Queensland, New South Wales border area of eastern Australia. It was once extinct since the late 1920s and early 1930s, but has since been brought back from extinction by SciiFii and reintroduced to the grassy woodlands of Australia to help boost biodiversity. The paradise parrot's plumage is extraordinarily colourful, even by parrot standards, a mixture of turquoise, aqua, scarlet, black and brown. The tail is almost the same length as the body, unusual for a bird that, although a rapid, undulating flyer, usually spends almost all of its time on the ground. It is known to live in pairs or small family groups, making their nests in hollowed-out termite mounds, often at or near ground level, and feeding almost exclusively on grass seeds. The conservation status of the paradise parrot is Vulnerable due to some habitat loss by overgrazing and, historically, poaching and invasive species, however, thanks to conservationists, the non-native predators and egg-eating mammals such as brown rats, black rats, house mice, feral pigs, foxes, feral cats, and among others have been eradicated, allowing natives like paradise parrots to recover over time.