Australia's night parrot is nocturnal, but the rare and elusive bird may not actually be able to see very well in the dark, according to a new study. Australia's night parrot is nocturnal, but the ...

Australia’s Indigenous rangers have helped discover a previously unknown population of the night parrot – one of the rarest birds in the continent thought to have been extinct for over a century. A ...

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 ...

After thousands of hours of recording, the elusive night parrot has been captured on camera drinking from a water hole for the first time, reshaping researchers' understanding of their needs.

A trail camera at a nature reserve in Australia photographed a night parrot, the “planet’s most elusive bird,” conservationists said. Photo from Bush Heritage Australia As night settled across the ...

CT scans reveal unique asymmetrical cranial anatomy, similar to an owl, may be key to the survival of Australia's critically endangered night parrot Australia's night parrot (Pezoporus occidentalis).

Life can seem sparse in Australia's vast, arid inland plains. Smothered by rust-red desert sands, the skyline is distinguished by sporadic jutting rocks cutting into the enormous open skies. However, ...