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Parrot, Parrot, Parrakeet, Hummingbird

10,000 Birds

In Australia, ornithologists have finally gotten their hands on a Night Parrot , the first such capture in more than 100 years. By tagging the Parrot and monitoring the area with remote cameras, scientists hope to learn more about this species and how to keep it safe. The bird is so rare and elusive that it was thought to be extinct.

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Tiritiri Matangi Island

10,000 Birds

Greg the Naughty Takahe ( Porphyrio hochstetteri ) Tags: Destinations , new zealand • Have you seen the cool 10,000 Birds t-shirts? Clare and Grant-Broome Western Australia Mar 9th, 2011 at 7:18 pm Great post! Get yours today! He came into studying birds rather later in life, and could quit any time he wants to.

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Petrel Paradise

10,000 Birds

One birder from Australia even got his lifer Red-crowned Parakeet ! Hes previously poked albatrosses with sticks in Hawaii, provided target practice for gulls in California, chased monkeys up and down hills Uganda, wrestled sharks in the Bahamas and played God with grasshopper genetics in Namibia. Get yours today!