Species profile—Pezoporus occidentalis (night parrot)
Classification
Animalia (animals) → Aves (birds) → Psittaculidae (parrots, lorikeets and rosellas) → Pezoporus occidentalis (night parrot)
Species details
- Kingdom
- Animalia (animals)
- Class
- Aves (birds)
- Family
- Psittaculidae (parrots, lorikeets and rosellas)
- Scientific name
- Pezoporus occidentalis Gould, 1861
- Common name
- night parrot
- WildNet taxon ID
- 1133
- Synonym(s)
- Geopsittacus occidentalis
- Alternate name(s)
- spinifex parrot
porcupine parrot
western ground parrot
solitaire
midnight cockatoo
nocturnal ground parakeet - Nature Conservation Act 1992 (NCA) status
- CR
- Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 (EPBC) status
- Endangered
- Conservation significant
- Yes
- Confidential
- Yes
- Endemicity
- Native
- Pest status
- Nil
- Map
- View Map
- Species environment
- Terrestrial
Other resources
- Species Profile and Threats Database (SPRAT)
- Online Zoological Collections of Australian Museums (OZCAM)
- Atlas of Living Australia
Data source
This profile data is sourced from the QLD Wildlife Data API using the Get species by ID function used under CC-By 4.0.
https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species/?op=getspeciesbyid&taxonid=1133.
This information is sourced from the WildNet database managed by the Queensland Department of Environment and Science.
