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		<title>The Northern Rosella</title>
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					<description><![CDATA[<a href="https://critter.science/the-northern-rosella/" title="The Northern Rosella" rel="nofollow"><img width="300" height="130" src="https://critter.science/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/nr1a-300x130.jpg" class="webfeedsFeaturedVisual wp-post-image" alt="northern rosella" style="display: block; margin-bottom: 5px; clear:both;max-width: 100%;" link_thumbnail="1" decoding="async" srcset="https://critter.science/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/nr1a-300x130.jpg 300w, https://critter.science/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/nr1a-800x347.jpg 800w, https://critter.science/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/nr1a-scaled.jpg 900w" sizes="(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" /></a><p>This article was originally published on <a rel="nofollow" href="https://critter.science">Critter Science</a>.</p>
<p>The northern rosella, aka Brown&#x2019;s rosella or smutty rosella, is a species of parrot that hails from northern Australia, ranging from the Gulf of Carpentaria and Arnhem Land to the Kimberley. These birds face the threat of land clearing for development or agriculture which reduces available woodland habitats. Uncontrolled or [&#x2026;]</p>
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		<title>The Moluccan Eclectus Parrot</title>
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					<description><![CDATA[<a href="https://critter.science/the-moluccan-eclectus-parrot/" title="The Moluccan Eclectus Parrot" rel="nofollow"><img width="300" height="149" src="https://critter.science/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/mep1a-300x149.jpeg" class="webfeedsFeaturedVisual wp-post-image" alt="moluccan eclectus parrot" style="display: block; margin-bottom: 5px; clear:both;max-width: 100%;" link_thumbnail="1" decoding="async" srcset="https://critter.science/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/mep1a-300x149.jpeg 300w, https://critter.science/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/mep1a-800x399.jpeg 800w, https://critter.science/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/mep1a-1536x765.jpeg 1536w, https://critter.science/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/mep1a-2048x1021.jpeg 2048w, https://critter.science/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/mep1a-scaled.jpeg 900w" sizes="(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" /></a><p>This article was originally published on <a rel="nofollow" href="https://critter.science">Critter Science</a>.</p>
<p>The moluccan eclectus parrot hails from the Maluku Islands. They prefer the canopy level of the rainforests. However, they&#x2019;re restricted to rainforest patches and eucalypt woodlands in their ranges. Even though they face the threats of habitat destruction at the hands of deforestation due to the timber industry; hunting; and [&#x2026;]</p>
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