The Night Parrot (Pezoporus occidentalis) rediscovered

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9 жыл бұрын

The Night Parrot (Pezoporus occidentalis) is one of the three species of ground parrots endemic to Australia and was presumed extinct for around 100 years. In April 2015, ornithologist Dr. Steve Murphy captured, studied and released a Night Parrot.
Credit:
Bush Heritage Australia
www.bushheritage.org.au

Пікірлер: 53

@papaalphamike 9 жыл бұрын

They are wise to keep this little bird's location a secret. Thank you for posting

@MissNulle2000 2 жыл бұрын

What a precious little green jewel of nature

@DuttyDoogz 9 жыл бұрын

excellent news. hope numbers increase.

@karma_yogi_42 4 жыл бұрын

These are now extinct due to the recent massive bush fire.

@alexandregaming8889 4 жыл бұрын

wait really ragav d

@Randomname235 3 жыл бұрын

@naoki hiro nope they are still alive

@alinee7698 Ай бұрын

How is he gonna reproduce ???

@erniewinn2415 7 жыл бұрын

What a beautiful bird.

@jjjubeee 3 жыл бұрын

Love your work Steve!

@mewrongway 7 жыл бұрын

Totally awsome ! Great work!

@celty5858 4 жыл бұрын

They're soooo cute. Gosh.

@quigpig455 5 жыл бұрын

This parrot is a master of hide and seek

@BJGvideos Жыл бұрын

What a cute bird! But then all parrots are cute

@dezzlok 7 жыл бұрын

If only the Paradise Parrot could be rediscovered too.

@eienryucho6648 Жыл бұрын

Apparently, it did

@anthonyurugwild-canalaband3396 8 жыл бұрын

Holy shit!!!!!!! He is the luckiest man in the world!!!!!!!!! :D

@worldfilmclips1 Жыл бұрын

Are the night parrots being bred in captivity to be released later? 👍

@BanterrClaus 2 жыл бұрын

lovely birb

@mickden3155 7 жыл бұрын

Great News thanks

@alexanderwildlife Ай бұрын

You fail to mention Mr. Young, who got the first photos of a living night parrot in 2013.

@NorthernParrots 3 жыл бұрын

Amazing.

@kathparry864 7 жыл бұрын

Here's a link to listen to it's calls: nightparrot.com.au/index.php/resources/night-parrot-calls/

@BRANCH_553 11 ай бұрын

In the video it sound like BAAH

@jorge.barajas 3 жыл бұрын

Muy lindo.😃

@jasminemohandes-barg8030 3 жыл бұрын

What a cutie!

@ChimpFromSpace 5 жыл бұрын

They way it moves is pretty goofy.

@justinh5289 2 ай бұрын

I took a photo of this bird at a mine site in the Pilbara a few yrs ago

@andrewnorgrove6487 7 жыл бұрын

Just visited the main website for this Parot where there asking for the public to watch and listen for them But I could not believe there is No recording of what they sound like ! a description or there range of calls yes but that can cover a range of parrots !

@kathparry864 7 жыл бұрын

Here's a link to some calls. So exciting to hear such a rare thing! nightparrot.com.au/index.php/resources/night-parrot-calls/

@andrewnorgrove6487 7 жыл бұрын

Thankyou so much )

@debbybolen 5 жыл бұрын

wow!

@fatmanwookie5180 4 жыл бұрын

I live in Australia to i should see these parrots in there

@bolge7777 3 жыл бұрын

It would be interesting to know how Steve actually captured the parrot...............!!!

@angelaspecialfox_ro289 3 жыл бұрын

it's just like a parakeet / budgie / budgiegar, i believe is a bit larger however. edit: and of course, they can see in the dark very well, unlike parakeets.

@aetherjpg 3 жыл бұрын

They actually can’t see in the dark very well either. Their eyesight is poor at best. They’re known to fly into fences at night since they can’t see.

@lilianajohanes843 10 ай бұрын

0:14 :What year did this video came out?

@SciNewsRo 10 ай бұрын

2015, August 10

@toreadashabanero7196 2 жыл бұрын

he sounded so angry lol XD

@junelee7504 11 ай бұрын

They're like a smaller kakapo. Can they fly tho?

@BRANCH_553 8 ай бұрын

No they somehow fly in the distance but the kakapo cannot because of its body weight they wont fly

@monstercolorfunco4391 7 жыл бұрын

This magpie-robin is a resident breeder in tropical southern Asia from Bangladesh, interior India, Sri Lanka and eastern Pakistan east to Indonesia, Thailand, south China, Malaysia, and Singapore.[3] They have been introduced to Australia.[12] ... conservation status - least concern

@deadeyeduncan5022 5 жыл бұрын

Cool, but this isn't a magpie-robin.

@MilkyStarOfficialYT 10 ай бұрын

Damn it’s making me to catch that parrot and making it as a new animal pet but I can’t because I already have 2 male parrots TvT

@moatguy 9 жыл бұрын

No doubt about it. That's a night parrot I know because... 1.This is at night. Australia's night parrot is Australia's only nocturnal parrot and one of only two in the world(The other is New Zealand's kakapo.) 2.The parrot is running around spinifex and is mostly running;somthing it is known to do well. 3.The parrot has oblong markings on it's chest and the front of it's wings. However unlike it's similar looking relative the coastal ground parrot it's tail is short. So that means it's a night parrot. However it seams odd to me how after so many years they've been coping with feral cats'foxes'livestock'camels and uncontrolled fire.

@lilianajohanes843 10 ай бұрын

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