An elusive, nocturnal parrot disappeared for more than a century. An unlikely rediscovery led to ornithological scandal — and then hope. By Anthony Ham There had been no confirmed sightings of a live ...

DNA experts from Australia have discovered that dwindling populations of ground parrots in Western Australia belong to a different species than those found in the rest of the country, a find with ...

Few Australian birds have inspired as much awe, speculation and myth as the night parrot. Thought lost for more than a century, it’s one of the world’s great biological enigmas; a parrot that lives ...

An almost mythical Australian bird, the night parrot, has been discovered in large numbers at Ngururrpa Country. The methods to locate these birds have been explained in the journal Wildlife Research.

New evidence gathered between 2020 and 2023 has revealed a small but stable population of the birds within Ngururrpa Country, a remote desert region in Western Australia. Combining Indigenous ...

Native vegetation blocks the birds’ ability to see approaching predators Anthony Ham - Freelance writer A female (left) and male (right) golden-shouldered parrot J.J. Harrison via Wikimedia Commons ...

Shaun Molloy received funding for his work on this project from South Coast NRM and the Western Australian Department of Biodiversity Conservation and Attractions. Robert Davis received funding for ...

Scientists have discovered the latest fad sweeping across the sulphur-crested cockatoo parrots of Sydney, Australia: lifting up trash can lids to score a snack. In a new study this week, they detail ...

Discover the beauty, brilliance and behaviour of Australia's most conspicuous birds - parrots and cockatoos in Australia: Land of Parrots. Multi-award winning, natural history filmmakers David Parer ...