Night Parrot
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| - | '''Common Name:''' Night Parrot | + | '''Common Name:''' Night Parrot<br> |
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'''Scientific Name:''' Pezoporus occidentalis | '''Scientific Name:''' Pezoporus occidentalis | ||
'''Size:''' 8 ½ to 10 ¼ inches (22-26cm) | '''Size:''' 8 ½ to 10 ¼ inches (22-26cm) | ||
| - | '''Habitat:''' | + | '''Habitat:''' Australia; found throughout inland Australia. Arid areas where there is dense, low vegetation, which provides shelter during the day. |
| - | '''Status:''' Presumed extinct due to habitat loss from land clearance, loss of water and predation. | + | '''Status:''' Presumed extinct. '''Global Population:''' 0. It's decline was due to habitat loss from land clearance, loss of water and predation. |
| - | '''Diet:''' Porcupine grass (Triodia), saltbush, bluebush, Mitchell grass (Astrebla) seeds. | + | '''Diet:''' Porcupine grass (''Triodia''), saltbush, bluebush, Mitchell grass (''Astrebla'') seeds. |
'''Breeding:''' Nest is a layer of small sticks in an expanded cavity at the end of a tunnel under a clump of Triodia or a samphire bush. A four to six egg clutch has been reported. | '''Breeding:''' Nest is a layer of small sticks in an expanded cavity at the end of a tunnel under a clump of Triodia or a samphire bush. A four to six egg clutch has been reported. | ||
| - | '''Cool Facts:''' This is one of four ground-dwelling parrots in the world. This species closely resembles the Ground Parrot (Pezoporus wallicus) of coastal southeastern and southwestern Australia and Tasmania. It differs by lacking the orange band on the forehead across the base of the upper mandible, a noticeably shorter tail, and shorter, straighter claws on the toes. | + | '''Cool Facts:''' This is one of four ground-dwelling parrots in the world. This species closely resembles the Ground Parrot (''Pezoporus wallicus'') of coastal southeastern and southwestern Australia and Tasmania. It differs by lacking the orange band on the forehead across the base of the upper mandible, a noticeably shorter tail, and shorter, straighter claws on the toes. |
| - | The first known specimen of the Night Parrot was collected by John McDouall Stuart in October 1845, north of Coopers Creek, far northern South Australia, as part of an expedition led by Charles Sturt. The Night Parrot was not formally named until 1861, when John Gould described it as Geopsittacus occidentalis with a specimen found six years earlier. | + | The first known specimen of the Night Parrot was collected by John McDouall Stuart in October 1845, north of Coopers Creek, far northern South Australia, as part of an expedition led by Charles Sturt. The Night Parrot was not formally named until 1861, when John Gould described it as ''Geopsittacus occidentalis'' with a specimen found six years earlier. |
During the period between 1870 and 1890 the sightings of this rare bird were reported as well as the most specimens collected for museums. By the mid 1890’s, there was a marked decline in confirmed sighting. Of the few sightings of Night Parrots between 1890 and the 1930s, the only identifiable specimen was one accidentally shot in Western Australia in 1912. | During the period between 1870 and 1890 the sightings of this rare bird were reported as well as the most specimens collected for museums. By the mid 1890’s, there was a marked decline in confirmed sighting. Of the few sightings of Night Parrots between 1890 and the 1930s, the only identifiable specimen was one accidentally shot in Western Australia in 1912. | ||
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