This is according to a rapid assessment expedition led by Conservation International with New Zealand Geographic.

The Night Parrot is a medium‑sized ground dwelling bird associated with mature Spinifex habitat in arid and semi-arid regions. Presumed extinct for a century, a population was rediscovered in 2013, ...

Meet the kakapo—a chunky, moss-green parrot that looks like it waddled out of a fantasy novel and forgot how to fly. This New Zealand native carries one of the bird world's most tragic and oddly ...

The blobfish, described as the world's ugliest animal, has been voted fish of the year in New Zealand. The creature, which grows to about 12 inches (30cm) long, is known affectionately as Mr ...

Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. Parrots are so adept at mimicking people that the avian moniker has become synonymous with repetition. Yet for as long as we’ve ...

The blobfish will be neglected for its looks no more, conservationists say, This sea creature may have just experienced the "ugly duckling" glowup of the fish world. Once dubbed the "world's ...

A Peruvian fisherman who was rescued after 95 days lost at sea told CNN that his faith and his desire to see his family again kept him going – along with a diet of cockroaches, birds, fish and ...

Beauty is in the eye of the beholder, especially in New Zealand. A New Zealand-based environmental nonprofit, the Mountains to Sea Conservation Trust, announced over the weekend its annual "Fish ...

It's an underdog victory for the blobfish, which once burst into mainstream notoriety as the world's ugliest animal Don't judge a blob by its cover. Once dubbed the world's ugliest animal for its ...

Don't judge a blob by its cover. Once dubbed the world's ugliest animal for its soft, lumpy appearance, the blobfish has made a stunning comeback: it was crowned this week as Fish of the Year by a ...

Yes, it’s true! There’s a fish that forms sand. Parrotfish in tropical and subtropical oceans are named for their beak-like teeth. They feed primarily on algae, which they scrape off coral and rocks.