I believe it's not closely related to the Kakapo, but fairly closely relate=
d to the Ground Parrot, another Australian species.
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> Subject: [Nature Recordists] Night Parrot recording(s?)
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> Peter and others,
> The photos are very interesting. The bird reminds me of the
> kakapo, a ground dwelling parrot of New Zealand that is also
> nocturnal. From the general appearance, I might ask whether
> it is a mutation of the kakapo species that adapted the arid
> conditions in Australia, whereas the birds in New Zealand may
> have had a more lush environment.
> Just some thoughts from a parrot enthusiast, who does
> language study with a South American species.
> Mike
> Florida
> www.ParrotSpeech.com
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> Night Parrot recording(s?)
> Wed Jul 3, 2013 7:33 pm (PDT) . Posted by:
> "Peter Shute" pshute2
> It might be of interest to some here, if you haven't heard
> already, that an Australian birder has recently obtained
> photos and video of a Night Parrot, the first ever,
> apparently by using playback of a recording he'd made a few
> years earlier. The photos and videos were shown to an
> audience in Brisbane yesterday, but the recording, also the
> first ever, wasn't played.
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> Given that this species, seen only a few times since its
> discovery in the 1800s, is nocturnal and spends most of its
> time at ground level in thick spinifex grass in remote parts
> of Australia, it would seem that knowing what it sounds like
> is essential to determining its range and how many there are.
> All we've had until now are the call's description from a
> century ago: a low, drawn out, double noted whistle.
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> It's not yet clear how good the recording is. According to
> this interview, it was made at a distance of 1.5km:
> http://www.abc. net.au/radionati onal/programs/ breakfast/
> rare-night- parrot-found- in-western- australia/ 4795592 and
> it's also not clear whether more recordings were made during
> the encounter. Hopefully they were.
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> A bit more information here:
> http://www.australi angeographic. com.au/journal/ mysterious-
> night-parrot- caught-on- film.htm and here:
> http://www.abc. net.au/news/ 2013-07-03/ man-claims-
> to-have-filmed- the-rare- australian- night-parrot/ 4796342
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