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Night Parrot : Australia’s Most Elusive Bird, Paperback / softback Book

Night Parrot : Australia’s Most Elusive Bird Paperback / softback

Paperback / softback

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For well over a century, the Night Parrot lured its seekers into Australia’s vast, arid outback.

From the beginning it was a mysterious bird. Fewer than 30 specimens were collected before it all but disappeared, offering only fleeting glimpses and the occasional mummified body as proof of its continued existence.

Protected by spinifex and darkness, the parrot attained almost mythical status: a challenge to birdwatchers and an inspiration to poets, novelists and artists.

Night Parrot documents the competitiveness and secrecy, the triumphs and adventures of the history of the bird and its followers, culminating in the recent discovery of live birds at a few widely scattered locations.

It describes what we are now unravelling about the mysteries of its biology and ecology and what is still left to learn.

Complemented by guest essays, illustrations and photographs from a wide variety of sources, this book sheds light on Australia’s most elusive bird.

FEATURES: The story of one of the most elusive and enigmatic birds in the world; the ‘Holy Grail’ of birdwatching Documents the impact this mysterious bird has made on our society, drawing from an eclectic range of materials including scientific articles, newspapers and ephemera, art and literature, and historical images and accounts.

Author Penny Olsen is one of Australia’s leading ornithologists.

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