Earth.com

Rare and beautiful 'extinct' bird rediscovered after 100 years of no sightings

The night parrot (Pezoporus occidentalis) is a small green-and-yellow bird species long considered near-mythical across ...
Smithsonian Magazine

A Bountiful Berry Harvest Put These Chunky, Endangered Parrots in the Mood. Now, Scientists Are Celebrating a Breeding Bonanza

New Zealand's kakapo have laid 256 eggs, and around 100 of them have hatched, providing a bright spot in a decades-long ...
Yahoo

World's fattest parrot — on the verge of extinction 30 years ago — has record-breaking breeding season

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. A critically endangered ...
BGR

How Scientists Rediscovered This Rare And Elusive Bird That We Thought Was Extinct For 100 Years

The night parrot is a beautiful green and yellow bird native to Australia. These birds are nocturnal, nesting on the ground and favoring desert environments. The night parrot is extremely lightweight ...
Smithsonian Magazine

New Zealand’s Massive Green Parrots Have Narrowly Avoided Extinction. But Many of Their Parasites Did Not Survive

Due to conservation efforts, more than 240 kākāpō live on sanctuary islands, but the species remains critically endangered. Jake Osborne via Flickr under CC BY-NC-SA 2.0 With its bright green feathers ...
Gizmodo

Searching for Puerto Rico’s Endangered Parrots After Hurricane Maria

It’s been two and a half months since Hurricane Maria struck Puerto Rico, but Tom White hasn’t stopped searching. Wild Puerto Rican Parrots were a rare sight in the El Yunque National Forest before ...