Night parrots sweating over climate warming

By Drew Creighton
Updated February 18 2017 - 1:24pm, first published December 27 2016 - 9:00am
The night parrot is under threat from rising temperatures due to climate change. Photo: Steve Murphy
The night parrot is under threat from rising temperatures due to climate change. Photo: Steve Murphy
These preserved specimens of night parrot are more than 100 years old and are still used to study the bird's physiology. Photo: Michael Kearney
These preserved specimens of night parrot are more than 100 years old and are still used to study the bird's physiology. Photo: Michael Kearney
Pullen Pullen reserve in western Queensland is home to one of the two known populations of night parrot. Photo: Annette Ruzicka
Pullen Pullen reserve in western Queensland is home to one of the two known populations of night parrot. Photo: Annette Ruzicka
The night parrot in its usual habitat, a spinifex nest Photo: Justin McManus
The night parrot in its usual habitat, a spinifex nest Photo: Justin McManus
Pullen Pullen reserve in western Queensland. Photo: Annette Ruzicka
Pullen Pullen reserve in western Queensland. Photo: Annette Ruzicka

The elusive night parrot has been surrounded by a shroud of mystery since its rediscovery in 2013 after being unsighted for 75 years.