The night parrot—a brilliantly colored, nocturnal bird—once thrived in Australia’s outback. The arrival of colonists and feral predators, however, brought about an almost catastrophic ...

Birdwatchers, ecologists observed migratory flock of scarlet-chested parrots in New South Wales, “rare” animals for area, ... the Australian Wildlife Conservancy said in a Feb. 5 news release.

A group of researchers and rangers in Australia say they have discovered the largest population of night parrots in the world.

For years it’s been a barren salt flat. But now, due to floods hundreds of miles away, Australia’s Kati Thanda-Lake Eyre ...

By Carole Tanzer Miller HealthDay ReporterSATURDAY, May 24, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Birds on a remote Australian island are so full of plastic they crunch, British researchers report.

Night parrots, once thought to be extinct for roughly 100 years, are among Australia's rarest and most elusive birds. Nicholas Leseberg Night parrots are generally difficult to detect—a fact ...

Birds on a remote Australian island are so full of plastic they crunch, British researchers report. They found plastic in the bellies of chicks less than 3 months old and a dead bird with 778 ...