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Night Parrot
Pezoporus occidentalis(Gould, 1861)
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- Order
- PSITTACIFORMES
- Family
- Psittaculidae
- Genus
- Pezoporus
At a glance
The Night Parrot is a medium-sized bird, about 22–25 cm long, listed as Critically Endangered and endemic to Australia. It can be seen year-round.
- Size
- 22–25 cm
- Conservation status
- Critically Endangered
- Origin
- Endemic
- Best seen
- Year-round
- Commonness
- Rare
01 · Identification
How to tell it apart
What does a Night Parrot look like?
The Night Parrot is a medium-sized bird, about 22–25 cm long.
The night parrot is a small parrot endemic to the continent of Australia. It has also been known as porcupine parrot, nocturnal ground parakeet, midnight cockatoo, solitaire, spinifex parrot and night parakeet. It is one of the most elusive and mysterious birds in the world, with no confirmed sightings of the bird between 1912 and 1979, leading to speculation that it was extinct. Sightings since 1979 have been extremely rare and the bird's population size is unknown, though based on the paucity of records it is thought to number between 50 and 249 mature individuals, and it is classified by the IUCN as a critically endangered species.
Description · wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0
03 · When
When to look
When can you see a Night Parrot?
The Night Parrot is present across its Australian range year-round, so it can be seen in any month.
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05 · Behaviour
Habits and haunts
What does a Night Parrot eat?
The Night Parrot feeds on seeds and foliage/herbs, usually foraging in pairs or alone.
06 · Gallery
Plumage up close
3 photos
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