Colours

Distinguishing features

A relatively small parrot, the species' colour is predominantly a yellowish green, mottled with dark brown, blacks and yellows. It is distinguished from the two superficially similar ground parrot species by its shorter tail and different range and habitat. Predominantly terrestrial, taking to the air only when panicked or in search of water, the Night Parrot has furtive, nocturnal habits and—even when it was abundant—was apparently a highly secretive species. Its natural habitat appears to be the spinifex grass which still dominates much of the dry, dusty Australian interior; other early reports also indicate that it never strayed far from water. (Wikipedia)

Size

Wingspan

Synonyms

Distribution

Distribution and habitat preferences

They tend to inhabit inland plains, sometimes found among samphire plants in the vicinity of salt lakes. (Simpson and Day)

Chronotypes

Web resources

References