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The Night parrot (Pezoporus occidentalis) is a bird found in Australia. Found in Australia. It eats seeds and nuts. The IUCN Red List lists it as Critically Endangered.

🏡 Where the Night parrot lives

Found in Australia.

🍽️ What it eats

• 🌰 Seeds & nuts100%

A rough guide to its diet over a year. Source: EltonTraits (Wilman et al. 2014).

Conservation status

Hear the Night parrot

Recorded by Steve Murphy (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0), xeno-canto XC352823. Trimmed to a few seconds.

Questions about the Night parrot

Where does the Night parrot live?

The Night parrot lives in Australia. Found in Australia.

What does the Night parrot eat?

seeds and nuts (about 100%). These are rough shares of its diet over a year, from the EltonTraits database.

Is the Night parrot endangered?

Almost gone from the wild. Its IUCN Red List category is Critically Endangered.

More birds from Australia & Oceania

• Rufous scrubbird
• South Island kokako
• Flores crow
• Western bristlebird
• Red goshawk
• Erect-crested penguin

Sources: IUCN Red List (via Wikidata), EltonTraits 1.0 (Wilman et al. 2014), GBIF sightings for countries, Wikipedia. Last updated 2026-10-19.