Mangoverde :: World Bird Guide :: Parrots, Macaws and Allies :: Night Parrot

Night Parrot Geopsittacus occidentalis

Described by: Gould (1861)
Alternate common name(s): None known by website authors
Old scientific name(s): Pezoporus occidentalis

Photographs

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Range

Interior of w. and c. Australia;
Interior of c. Western Australia (Canning Stock Route), s. Northern Territory (New Haven Station on the e. edge of the Great Sandy Desert), n. South Australia, w. Victoria and nw. Queensland (Mount Isa, Boulia and Cloncurry). Possibly coastal nw. Western Australia.

Videos

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Sounds

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References

Clements, James F. Birds of the World: A Checklist. Vista, CA: Ibis Publishing Company, 2000.

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