Western Ground Parrot

About

One of Australia's rarest birds, with fewer than 150 individuals surviving, almost entirely within Fitzgerald River National Park and neighbouring Cape Arid National Park. It nests and feeds on the ground in dense coastal heath.

How to spot it

Grass-green plumage with black streaking and pale-yellow wing bars, a red band above the bill, and pale yellow eyes. Almost never flies unless flushed — far more often heard than seen, giving a high, bell-like call at dawn and dusk.

Found in

• Fitzgerald River National Park