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160 year old museum specimens identify rare parrot



[caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="406" caption="An adult Western Ground Parrot photographed in Fitzgerald River National Park, Western Australia. Photo by Brent Barrett, WA Department of Environment and Conservation"][/caption]

A team of Australian researchers involving DNA experts from the University of Adelaide has identified a new, critically endangered species of ground parrot in Western Australia.

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