Saturday
Jun292013
Tweets in the night, a flash of green: is this our most elusive bird?
Saturday, June 29, 2013 at 10:05 
Is this an authenticated sighting of a living night parrot, the holy grail of ornithology in Australia?
Entries in (Re-)discovery (37)
Saturday, June 29, 2013 at 10:05 Monday
May062013
Enigmatic and on the edge
Monday, May 6, 2013 at 5:13 
Illustration of the Night Parrot by Philip J Wharton.
This is a story that begins with a dead duck and ends with an enigmatic parrot.
Tuesday
Sep182012
Surprise visitor drops in for sweet treat
Tuesday, September 18, 2012 at 13:28 
A native Kaka feasting in the kowhai trees in Eltham's Redwood Oaks garden. Images by Robert CharlesRare kaka makes appearance in New Zealand town.
tagged Nestor meridionalis - Kaka | in (Re-)discovery, Urban parrots
Nestor meridionalis - Kaka | in (Re-)discovery, Urban parrots Tuesday
Sep112012
Puerto Rican Parrots Sighted in Río Abajo State Forest
Tuesday, September 11, 2012 at 14:28 
Puerto Rican Parrot (Amazona vittata), Río Abajo State Forest. Photo courtesy of Ricardo M. Rodríguez.The Puerto Rican Parrot (Amazona vittata) or “Iguaca”, as it was known by the indigenous Taínos, is a bright green-feathered bird, with a red forehead, white rings round the eyes, and blue primary flight feathers. The young look very similar to the adult parrots; females and males also look alike, and they measure approximately 12 inches.
Thursday
Sep062012
Mysterious Orange-bellied Parrot Intrigues Recovery Team
Thursday, September 6, 2012 at 23:18 
Orange-bellied Parrots by Chris TzarosWith a wild population of less than 50, it’s not surprising that the location of a summer hide-out used by a mysterious male Orange-bellied Parrot (Neophema chrysogaster) is of great interest to the team trying to save the species from extinction.
