Scientist and author Tim Low unpacks how parrots evolved in Australia, why cockatoos fill the 'woodpecker' niche, and the wild truth about carnivorous parrots.

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🎵 Recordings by Marc Anderson, licenced from https://www.wildambience.com

Birds featured: Kea, Kākā, Little Corella, Pygmy Parrot, Yellow-tailed Black-cockatoo

Bird illustration: Little Corella

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