Rare video of night parrot chick hiding in spinifex tunnel in WA desert
22 days ago by zero_gravitas to c/environment
In short:
A young night parrot, one of Australia's most cryptic birds, has been filmed in a spinifex tunnel in remote WA.
The daytime footage captures the elation of a ranger team as they make the rare discovery of the bird in the grassy nest.
What's next?
Rangers for the Ngururrpa Indigenous Protected Area are working with scientists to develop an eDNA program for finding signs of night parrots in waterholes.
What a cute little birdy!
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This is very sweet.
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