Mysterious night parrots may be blinded by the night

10 Jun 2020
Night parrot
The mysterious night parrot

Australia’s most elusive bird, the night parrot, may not be as good at seeing in the dark as its name would suggest, and not much better at seeing in the dark than daytime active parrots.

University of Queensland researchers have co-led an international study which has revealed the critically endangered parrot’s visual system is not as well-adapted to life in the dark as would be expected for a nocturnal bird.

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