Rare and Elusive Australian Bird, Once Thought Extinct for 100 Years, Discovered by Indigenous Rangers and Scientists
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Using sound recordings, the team identified the largest known population of the night parrot, a secretive species known as the "Holy Grail of birdwatching"
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Original Title: The night parrot, a critically endangered Australian bird and one of the rarest species in the world, might have been saved from extinction by dingoes. Dingoes in the area hunt and eat feral cats, who are the parrot’s main predators.