Birds > Psittacidae & Parrots
The Horned Parakeet (Eunymphicus cornutus) is a uniquely striking, emerald-hued psittacine bird endemic strictly to the mountainous island of Grande Terre in New Caledonia. Renowned for its bizarre, elongated crest consisting of two narrow, black feather plumes tipped...
Birds > Aegothelidae & Owlet-nightjars
The New Caledonian Owlet-nightjar (Aegotheles savesi) is an exceptionally rare, near-mythical bird native solely to the remote island of New Caledonia in the southwest Pacific. The largest of all living owlet-nightjars, this enigmatic nocturnal creature was long known...
