But not extinct

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Jetzt wiederentdeckt: Nachtsittich - galt 100 Jahre lang als ausgestorben

The Nocturnal Ground-Parakeet is one of the rarest birds in the world and was considered extinct for around 100 years. Researchers and game rangers have now discovered a group of 50 of these rare animals in the Western Australian outback. A sensation among animal lovers, reports Barbara Barkhausen.


Nocturnal Ground-Parakeet (Geopsittacus occidentalis) illustrate
Illustration des Nachtsittichs von Elizabeth Gould (1804–1841) in Birds of Australia

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