The Night Parrot (Pezoporus occidentalis) in northern Western Australia: A recent sighting from the Pilbara region

Emu

Volumn 108, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 233-236

  Davis, Robert A ^a   Metcalf, Brenden M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^b Hotham River Cottage   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIOR; BIRD; SPECIMEN BANK;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA; PILBARA; QUEENSLAND; WESTERN AUSTRALIA;

GEOPSITTACUS OCCIDENTALIS; PEZOPORUS; PSITTACIDAE;

EID: 51349155671     PISSN: 01584197     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/MU07058     Document Type: Article

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