The ‘fat budgie’ was presumed extinct with no live sightings since 1922. But, but, but … , in May 2013, bird guide John Young, after a claimed 17,000 hours of searching, found night parrots in the Diamantina of south-west Queensland. He knew where to look as two dead specimens had been found in the region, one in 1996 and another in 2003, and almost more importantly, he worked out how to look. Since then, there are more sightings and much interest, and possibly skullduggery, in this enigmatic bird. In Night Parrot, Penny Olsen has written the most comprehensive book to date on the ‘fat budgie’.
Night parrot located by KJ rangers on Martu country in the Pilbara Karen Michelmore and Laura BirchABC Pilbara The elusive night parrot has been found in Western Australia’s remote salt lake country.(Supplied: …
Rare recording of ‘mysterious’ night parrot song made by Indigenous rangers in Gibson Desert ABC Alice Springs Charmayne Allison and Meredith Lake Sat 16 Dec 2023 Indigenous rangers have captured a rare …
A Naturalist With a Checkered Past Rediscovered a Long-lost Parrot . . . Then Things Got Interesting When John Young, Australia’s “Wild Detective,” proved that the Night Parrot hadn’t gone …
On his Facebook pages and exactly as is written, John Young follows the adage that attack can be the the best form of defence. THE CURSE OF FINDING THE …
Search for john Young on Facebook for the whole story of the find of his fourth site. There’re bonus species too. Hi all, an update before the next trip in …
Night parrot research labelled ‘fake news’ by experts after release of damning report Ann Jones, Benjamin Sveen, and David Lewis Background Briefing 22 March 2019 John Young’s photo of a night parrot in western …
John Young responds to Night Parrot critics Was the Night parrot really found? By John Young? What’s Penny Olsen claiming? How can mere mortals figure out what is going on …
SEPTEMBER 14, 2017 Evidence of ‘night parrot’, one of world’s rarest birds, found in Australia Picture released by Australian Wildlife Conservancy on September 14, 2017 shows a feather from a …
A 30-year cold case involving an egg and the mysterious Night Parrot by Leo Joseph, Jeremy Austin And Penny Olsen, The Conversation OCTOBER 20, 2016 The egg collected in the …
Mysterious Australian Night Parrots may not see in the dead of night By Flinders University Mysterious Australian Night Parrots in natural environment. Credit: Steve Murphy, Charles Darwin University. Australia’s most …