The Night Parrot, an Australian bird which has hardly been seen since it was discovered in 1845, has been held and tagged for the first time.
The ground-dwelling bird, once thought to be extinct and only ever seen by a handful of people, was found by researchers on a remote and arid 56,000-hectare stretch of land in the state of Queensland.
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Let it all hang out in Queensland: Australia’s holiday haven offers beaches, reefs, jungles, cheery locals and a laid-back tropical pace of life.
Coverage includes: Brisbane & around, The Gold Coast, Noosa & the Sunshine Coast, Fraser Island & the Fraser Coast, Capricorn Coast & the Southern Reef Islands, Whitsunday Coast, Townsville to Mission Beach, Cairns & the Daintree Rainforest
The ground-dwelling bird, once thought to be extinct and only ever seen by a handful of people, was found by researchers on a remote and arid 56,000-hectare stretch of land in the state of Queensland.
Let it all hang out in Queensland: Australia’s holiday haven offers beaches, reefs, jungles, cheery locals and a laid-back tropical pace of life.
Coverage includes: Brisbane & around, The Gold Coast, Noosa & the Sunshine Coast, Fraser Island & the Fraser Coast, Capricorn Coast & the Southern Reef Islands, Whitsunday Coast, Townsville to Mission Beach, Cairns & the Daintree Rainforest
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