Bird of the Week

I recently visited New Zealand, and I had a great chance to see some of their unique birds and travel the country a little. And I came away from the trip with a few impressions about their birds and the environment that I wanted to share. So slightly different, more personal account than the usual, but hopefully will still be of some interests and entertainment. To support Bird of the Week and gain access to our second podcast, What's up with that's Bird's Name? click on through to Patreon: www.patreon.com/birdoftheweekWant birds in your inbox? Drop me a line at weekly.bird@outlook.com and I'll hook you up with a free weekly bird.Links:Brushtail Possum: https://www.doc.govt.nz/nature/pests-and-threats/animal-pests-and-threats/possums/Zealandia: https://www.visitzealandia.com/Tui: https://ebird.org/species/tui1Saddleback: https://ebird.org/species/saddle2Kaka: https://ebird.org/species/nezkak1?siteLanguage=en_AUKereru: https://ebird.org/species/nezpig2New Zealand Fantail: https://ebird.org/species/nezfan1Tomtit: https://ebird.org/species/tomtit1?siteLanguage=en_AUPredator Free Wellington: https://www.pfw.org.nz/Takahe previous episode: https://www.buzzsprout.com/1733312/14346484-lazarus-risingKiwi previous episode: https://www.buzzsprout.com/1733312/13777746-kiwis-fruit-people-birds

This will be a different episode. I have also had a strong association between my grandmother and Budgerigars, she owned one and gifted me one of my own for my sixth birthday. So this episode will be part memoir, part eulogy, part ... Budgerigar discussion...? Maybe not one for everyone, but let's give it a spin.To support Bird of the Week and gain access to our second podcast, What's up with that's Bird's Name? click on through to Patreon: www.patreon.com/birdoftheweekWant birds in your inbox? Drop me a line at weekly.bird@outlook.com and I'll hook you up with a free weekly bird.Notes:Budgerigar: https://ebird.org/species/budger/Murmuration: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hEiuKDEPM5gBudgie colour mutation: https://www.budgie-bubble.co.uk/budgie-mutationsUV feathers: https://budgiesareawesome.blogspot.com/2010/07/glowing-budgies.html

The Night Parrot is known as one of the most elusive birds in the world. Between 1912 and 1990 there was no evidence that they lived, and even then it would be another 23 before a living one was even seen. But then in 2013, the Night Parrot was re-discovered to much fanfare. However, it later emerged that much subsequent evidence for their existence was falsified. Just what happened and why is a wild tale, so joy me as we tell the story of the Night Parrot.To support Bird of the Week and gain access to our second podcast, What's up with that's Bird's Name? click on through to Patreon: www.patreon.com/birdoftheweekWant birds in your inbox? Drop me a line at weekly.bird@outlook.com and I'll hook you up with a free weekly bird.Notes:Night Parrot: https://ebird.org/species/nigpar2Ground Parrot: https://ebird.org/species/gropar1/Dick Smith: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dick_Smith_(entrepreneur)Walter Boles: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i5OSiN_6Lr0Robert Cupitt: https://search.informit.org/doi/10.3316/informit.308723421800147John Young and the Night Parrot: https://www.audubon.org/news/john-young-rediscovered-australian-night-parrot-did-he-lie-about-his-laterJohn Young and the Blue-Fronted Fig Parrot: https://www.smh.com.au/national/new-parrot-species-found-in-queensland-20061108-gdos73.htmlPenny Olsen: https://reporter.anu.edu.au/all-stories/the-truth-behind-the-quest-to-find-the-elusive-night-parrot Future of the Night Parrot: https://www.nytimes.com/2022/01/04/science/night-parrot-ghost-bird-australia.html 

There is a famous Swiss case from 1474 of a rooster that was put on trial for the unnatural crime of laying an egg. It is a silly story of human folly, as is so often the case. But this strange tale does lead to a deeper and more interesting point about avian gender, how it is radically different to mammals, and how in some rare cases a hen can maybe turn into a rooster. How is that possible? Tune in to find out and we even have a little surprise at the start of the show as well.To support Bird of the Week and gain access to our second podcast, What's up with that's Bird's Name? click on through to Patreon: www.patreon.com/birdoftheweekWant birds in your inbox? Drop me a line at weekly.bird@outlook.com and I'll hook you up with a free weekly bird.Notes:Rooster burned at the stake: https://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007/978-94-009-6331-3_13BBC story on gender flipping birds: https://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-40016817 

The Egg War is the rather bizarre story of how a colony of Common Murres on the Farallon Islands off the coast of San Francisco sparked conflict during the American Gold Rush in the 1850-60s.  It is a wild tale of murder, piracy, lighthouse keepers with delusions of grandeur and an awful lot of people wearing hats. Join me for a silly story.To support Bird of the Week and gain access to our second podcast, What's up with that's Bird's Name? click on through to Patreon: www.patreon.com/birdoftheweekWant birds in your inbox? Drop me a line at weekly.bird@outlook.com and I'll hook you up with a free weekly bird.Notes:California Gold Rush: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/California_Gold_RushFarallon Islands: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Farallon_IslandsCommon Murre: https://ebird.org/species/commur?siteLanguage=en_AUAuks: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AukMurre eggs: https://americanornithology.org/distinctive-egg-color-variations-in-common-murres/The Egg War: https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/when-california-went-war-over-eggs-180971960/Penguin eggs: https://www.capetownetc.com/news/penguin-egg-whites-may-turn-clear-when-boiled-but-this-is-not-a-breakfast-idea/ 

Because sleep is something we all do it is understandable that we might think the experience would be similar for other animals. And birds have developed a whole range of unique sleep tactics to help them get through their day. In this special episode I am joined by a guest, clinical psychologist Lucienne Shenfield. Join us on a discussion about how people sleep, how birds sleep, and the difference and similarities between the two.To support Bird of the Week and gain access to our second podcast, What's up with that's Bird's Name? click on through to Patreon: www.patreon.com/birdoftheweekWant birds in your inbox? Drop me a line at weekly.bird@outlook.com and I'll hook you up with a free weekly bird.Notes:Bar-tailed Godwits: https://ebird.org/species/batgod?siteLanguage=en_AUGreater Frigatebirds: https://ebird.org/species/grefriPectoral Sandpiper: https://ebird.org/species/pecsan?siteLanguage=en_AU

Maybe you've heard of the Great Emu War, popularly known as that time Australia declared war on a bird, and lost. But what is the real story? Was in a war, or was it a tokenistic pest control operation ... with machine guns? This week we dive into the misguided story. We learn some fun facts about Emus and meet the mysterious Major G. P. W. Meredith, the officer placed in command of the operation.*Correction, I say the men were armed with Maxim Machine guns, they were actually Lewis Machine guns, please pardon my slip. To support Bird of the Week and gain access to our second podcast, What's up with that's Bird's Name? click on through to Patreon: www.patreon.com/birdoftheweekWant birds in your inbox? Drop me a line at weekly.bird@outlook.com and I'll hook you up with a free weekly bird.Would you like some bird art in your life? Then visit Seni Illustration for some bespoke bird art: https://www.seniillustrations.com/NotesThe Emu: https://ebird.org/species/emu1?siteLanguage=en_AUFlightless Birds episode: https://www.buzzsprout.com/1733312/11317493-flightless-birdsAustralian Coat of Arms: https://www.pmc.gov.au/government/commonwealth-coat-armsEmus can walk backwards: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=65-XthWr9kY&ab_channel=CheepChickenpeepTinamous: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tinamou#Egg-layingSir George Pearce: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_PearceGwynydd Purves Wynne-Aubrey Meredith: https://www.podchaser.com/podcasts/i-was-only-doing-my-job-by-ros-3994702/episodes/the-great-emu-war-hbrig-gen-gw-126143343John Cleese Emu War movie: https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/john-cleese-jim-jefferies-great-emu-war-2021-afm-1235037607/

There are few Australian birds as famous as the Magpie. They are famous/infamous for exactly two things:  their beautiful song and their murderous nature. Most people love them, some people loath them. Today I am joined by our old friend Bradly, an avid Magpie hater, as we try to learn something more about this famous bird and see if we can't spread the bird love.To support Bird of the Week and gain access to our second podcast, What's up with that's Bird's Name? click on through to Patreon: www.patreon.com/birdoftheweekWant birds in your inbox? Drop me a line at weekly.bird@outlook.com and I'll hook you up with a free weekly bird.Would you like some bird art in your life? Then visit Seni Illustration for some bespoke bird art: https://www.seniillustrations.com/NotesThe Australian Magpie - https://ebird.org/species/ausmag2?siteLanguage=en_AUMagpie attacks cyclist - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yj9O6tyKK-o&ab_channel=NewsflareOnline Magpie data base - https://www.magpiealert.com/Do eyes on a helmet work? - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YGGTcYfrEZU&ab_channel=MichaelBillingsMagpie court - https://www.australiangeographic.com.au/news/2019/04/here-are-4-things-you-definitely-didnt-know-about-aussie-magpies/?fbclid=IwAR03nJ8lBn1btaXccEqcPhihXm0TXHtfQFV5TyoWMiWIeOm2lgW9Uvr4tC8

One summer night in June 2009, Edwin Rist broke into the Tring natural history museum and stole nearly 300 preserved birds worth some quarter of a million pounds. Join us for the second part of our story as we go through the details of how Edwin committed his heist, was eventually caught and then how the court case shook out. It is one wild ride, so strap yourself in.This story was brought to public attention by Kirk Wallace Johnson in his amazing book, The Feather Thief: https://www.penguin.com.au/books/the-feather-thief-9780099510666To support Bird of the Week and gain access to our second podcast, What's up with that's Bird's Name? click on through to Patreon: www.patreon.com/birdoftheweekWould you like some bird art in your life? Then visit Seni Illustration for some bespoke bird art: https://www.seniillustrations.com/NotesAlfred Russel Wallace: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alfred_Russel_WallaceWallace's Standardwing: https://ebird.org/species/walsta2Buy your own glass cutter: https://www.mitre10.com.au/supercraft-glass-cutter-diamond-180mmSir Simon Baron-Cohen: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Simon_Baron-CohenGibson court case: https://www.iol.co.za/news/world/grave-robbers-caught-after-posing-for-photos-56637Rist court case: https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-beds-bucks-herts-14352867Disclaimer:We touch on some legal issues in this episode, so just in case you get any ideas - Nothing in this podcast constitutes legal advice and should not be relied on as such. You should seek your own legal or other professional advice in relation to any particular matter.

One summer night in June 2009, Edwin Rist broke into the Tring natural history museum and stole nearly 300 preserved birds worth some quarter of a million pounds. How he pulled off this crime, what motivated him, and how he was caught is one wild story. Join us for part one of this story as we lay the ground work and explain how some quirks of history lead to this crime.This story was brought to public attention by Kirk Wallace Johnson in his amazing book, The Feather Thief: https://www.penguin.com.au/books/the-feather-thief-9780099510666To support Bird of the Week and gain access to our second podcast, What's up with that's Bird's Name?, click on through to Patreon: www.patreon.com/birdoftheweek Would you like some bird art in your life? Then visit Seni Illustration for some bespoke bird art: https://www.seniillustrations.com/ NotesBirds:Spangled Cotinga: https://ebird.org/species/spacot1Red-ruffed Fruitcrow: https://ebird.org/species/rerfru1Resplendent Quetzal: https://ebird.org/species/resque1?siteLanguage=en_AUSuperb Bird-of-Paradise: https://ebird.org/species/vosbop1/King Bird-of-Paradise: https://ebird.org/species/kbopar1Feather Trade: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plume_huntingSalmon flies: https://www.google.com/search?q=salmon+flies&tbm=isch&ved=2ahUKEwiFm4GOi9z2AhWek9gFHSjVB_kQ2-cCegQIABAA&oq=salmon+fl&gs_lcp=CgNpbWcQARgBMgUIABCABDIFCAAQgAQyBQgAEIAEMgUIABCABDIFCAAQgAQyBQgAEIAEMgUIABCABDIFCAAQgAQyBQgAEIAEMgUIABCABDoECAAQQzoGCAAQBxAeOggIABCABBCxA1CpBljZB2DuF2gAcAB4AIABtwGIAfcDkgEDMC4zmAEAoAEBqgELZ3dzLXdpei1pbWfAAQE&sclient=img&ei=wf46YsW2D56n4t4PqKqfyA8&bih=714&biw=1536&hl=enGeorge Mortimer Kelson: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_KelsonLionel Walter Rothschild: https://www.lindahall.org/lionel-walter-rothschild/  Tring Natural History Museum: https://www.nhm.ac.uk/visit/tring.html 

There is maybe no bird more polarising than the pigeon. While some people (me) look at these city-dwelling birds and see perfection in avian form, other (wrong) people see disgusting sky rats. Today, I've invited two friends to join me in conversation to see if I can turn a pigeon hater into a pigeon lover.NotesOur friend the Rock DoveSquabPigeons can identify cancerPigeons can (sorta) readPigeons and sea search and rescueProject PigeonB. F. Skinner and gamblingOther B. F. Skinner experimentsCher AmiJacobin PigeonsEnglish PouterFrill BackSaxony Fairy Swallow

We interrupt our usual format to bring you a slightly different episode. It's an Australian bird quiz, pretty straight forward, play along at home and see how you go.To support Bird of the Week and gain access to our second podcast, What's up with that's Bird's Name? click on through to Patreon: www.patreon.com/birdoftheweekWant birds in your inbox? Drop me a line at weekly.bird@outlook.com and I'll hook you up with a free weekly bird.Links:Eastern Rosella: https://ebird.org/species/easros1Rainbow Lorikeet: https://ebird.org/species/railor5?siteLanguage=en_AUAussie Bird Count: https://aussiebirdcount.org.au/Australian Magpie: https://ebird.org/species/ausmag2?siteLanguage=en_AUMagpies swoop bald men: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-01-09/magpies-swoop-bald-more-often-survey-finds/103297520Peregrine Falcon: https://ebird.org/species/perfal?siteLanguage=en_AUNoisy Miner: https://ebird.org/species/noimin1?siteLanguage=en_AUCockatoos open bins: https://www.abc.net.au/news/science/2022-09-13/cockatoos-cockies-bin-lid-flip-culture-bricks-bird-cognition/101424194Raven language: https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/wa-afternoons/how-to-speak-raven/13424156 

In the last episode we said there were no parrots in the United States of America. But that was only a half truth. A better truth would have been to say that once upon a time there was a parrot, the Carolina Parakeet that went extinct about 100 years. And in its place today there is an invasive species, the Monk Parakeet. So what is the story of these two birds, why did one die while the other has thrived? Today we are going to try and find out.To support Bird of the Week and gain access to our second podcast, What's up with that's Bird's Name? click on through to Patreon: www.patreon.com/birdoftheweekWant birds in your inbox? Drop me a line at weekly.bird@outlook.com and I'll hook you up with a free weekly bird.Links:Carolina Parakeet: https://ebird.org/species/carpar/Why the Carolina Parakeet went extinct: https://www.mentalfloss.com/posts/carolina-parakeet-extinction-mysteryMonk Parakeet: https://ebird.org/species/monparMonk nest: https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/parrots-are-taking-over-the-world/Parakeet panic: https://www.pushkin.fm/podcasts/cautionary-tales/when-parakeets-plundered-new-york

Have you been hankering for a cracker, well has polly got one for you today as we look at Parrots. This is a big old family of birds, so join me as we do a speed run of parrots and find out what these birds are all about.To support Bird of the Week and gain access to our second podcast, What's up with that's Bird's Name? click on through to Patreon: www.patreon.com/birdoftheweekWant birds in your inbox? Drop me a line at weekly.bird@outlook.com and I'll hook you up with a free weekly bird.Notes:Parrot beaks: https://parrotjunkie.com/blogs/health/parrot-beak-anatomyTripedal locomotion: https://royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/10.1098/rspb.2022.0245#:~:text=Our%20findings%20demonstrate%20that%20parrots,substrate%20reaction%20forces%20and%20power.Lorikeet Tongue: https://www.psittacology.com/lorikeet-tongue-diet/ Powder Down: https://www.birdnote.org/listen/shows/powder-downOld World Parrots: https://birdsoftheworld.org/bow/species/psitta4/cur/introductionNew World Parrots: https://birdsoftheworld.org/bow/species/psitta3/cur/introductionCockatoos: https://birdsoftheworld.org/bow/species/cacatu2/cur/introduction#:~:text=Cockatoos%20are%20large%20parrots%20of,also%20the%20most%20widely%20recognized.New Zealand Parrots: https://birdsoftheworld.org/bow/species/strigo1/cur/introduction#genusNestorKea: https://www.firstlighttravel.com/blog/cheeky-keaAlex: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alex_(parrot)Burrowing Parrots: https://ebird.org/species/burparEclectus Parrot: https://ebird.org/species/eclpar4?siteLanguage=en_AUOrange-Bellied Parrot: https://ebird.org/species/orbpar1Greater Vasa Parrot: https://ebird.org/species/vaspar1

Sadly our world is not populated with magical unicorns. But what we lack in horned horses we make up for with horned birds. Join me this week as we meet one of the strangest birds, the avian equivalent of the unicorn, the Horned Screamer.To support Bird of the Week and gain access to our second podcast, What's up with that's Bird's Name? click on through to Patreon: www.patreon.com/birdoftheweekWant birds in your inbox? Drop me a line at weekly.bird@outlook.com and I'll hook you up with a free weekly bird.Notes:Horned Screamer: https://ebird.org/species/horscr1/Horned Lark: https://ebird.org/species/horlarHorned Parakeet: https://ebird.org/species/horpar2Hollow bones: https://www.montananaturalist.org/blog-post/avian-adaptations/#:~:text=Hollow%20bones%20are%20also%20called,areas%20in%20a%20bird's%20bones.

In the 1960s the United States of America lost a unique sub-species of bird when the Kennedy Space Centre was developed as part of the space race. Today, Australia is on the cusp of repeating this history, with the home of the endangered Southern Emu-wren being earmarked for the development of a launch site. Until 2 February 2024 public submissions are open on the site's proposed development. To help protect the Emu-wren visit Birdlife Australia and use their form to voice your opposition: https://www.actforbirds.org/whalersway Notes:Birdlife media release on Whalers Way: https://birdlife.org.au/news/rocket-launch-facility-will-destroy-threatened-bird-habitat/Dusky Seaside Sparrow: https://www.fws.gov/species/dusky-seaside-sparrow-ammodramus-maritimus-nigrescensSouthern Emu-wren: https://ebird.org/species/souemu1?siteLanguage=en_AUAustralian Government Emu-wren species profile: http://www.environment.gov.au/cgi-bin/sprat/public/publicspecies.pl?taxon_id=26006

So if it's one thing we know people are good at it's making other things go extinct. We are living during one of the great mass extinct events. But every now and again, we come across a bird that was thought to have gone extinct, only for them to be rediscovered, sometimes hundreds of years later. Well, this year, we are going to meet three birds that were thought to be extinct only to be found alive and (not so) well many years later.To support Bird of the Week and gain access to our second podcast, What's up with that's Bird's Name? click on through to Patreon: www.patreon.com/birdoftheweekWant birds in your inbox? Drop me a line at weekly.bird@outlook.com and I'll hook you up with a free weekly bird.Notes:Lazarus Taxon: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lazarus_taxonLazarus of Bethany: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lazarus_of_BethanyIt's time to D-D-D-Duel!: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SFkdcQgNJHoBlue-eyed Ground Dove: https://ebird.org/species/begdov2Doves raised in captivity: https://abcbirds.org/news/blue-eyed-ground-dove-captive-rearing/ Inbreeding depression: https://evolution.berkeley.edu/the-relevance-of-evolution/conservation/inbreeding-depression/Bermuda Petrel: https://ebird.org/species/berpetDavid Wingate: https://www.birdnote.org/listen/shows/david-wingate-and-rescue-cahowA Tale of Two Islands: https://www.buzzsprout.com/1733312/9071817-a-tale-of-two-islandsTakahe: https://ebird.org/species/takahe3Story of the Takahe: https://www.nzgeo.com/stories/takahe-the-bird-that-came-back-from-the-dead/International Union for the Conservation of Nature: https://www.iucn.org/

Last year New Zealand crowned the Puteketeke as their Bird of the Century. This raise a lot of questions: who has the authority to name a bird for the century, why is 2023 the year it happened, and what the heck is the Puteketeke? Join me in this episode to learn more and to find out how John Oliver made a dramatic entry to saw the vote in favour of an underdog.To support Bird of the Week and gain access to our second podcast, What's up with that's Bird's Name? click on through to Patreon: www.patreon.com/birdoftheweekWant birds in your inbox? Drop me a line at weekly.bird@outlook.com and I'll hook you up with a free weekly bird.Notes:Great Crested Grebe: https://ebird.org/species/grcgre1?siteLanguage=en_AUForest and Bird: https://www.forestandbird.org.nz/Bird of the Century winner: https://www.birdoftheyear.org.nz/Previous Bird of the Year winners: https://www.birdoftheyear.org.nz/past-champions/Puteketeke: https://www.forestandbird.org.nz/resources/bird-century-winner-announced-puteketeke-pandemonium-prevails#:~:text=The%20p%C5%ABteketeke%20Australasian%20crested%20grebe,atop%20its%20burnt%2Dorange%20mullet.Feet for tail feathers: https://www.jstor.org/stable/4070281?seq=2Grebe mating dancing: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cs_3WAfDVscGrebes eat feathers: https://www.audubon.org/news/grebes-their-meals-side-feathers-heres-why#:~:text=Strange%20as%20it%20sounds%2C%20grebes,way%20to%20slow%20down%20digestion.John Oliver on Jimmy Fallon: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uVE1hBzHn3sDoes John Oliver hate birds?: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8l2Y6Z-maAU 

As we enter the festive season there is no better bird to feature than the European Robin. These bright little birds have an association with Christmas that extends way waaaaay back. So let's dive in with a short min Christmas stocking stuffer Bird of the Week special to find out what the deal is with Christmas and Robins.To support Bird of the Week and gain access to our second podcast, What's up with that's Bird's Name? click on through to Patreon: www.patreon.com/birdoftheweekWant birds in your inbox? Drop me a line at weekly.bird@outlook.com and I'll hook you up with a free weekly bird.Notes:European Robin: https://ebird.org/species/eurrob1?siteLanguage=en_AURobins and Christmas: https://scottishwildlifetrust.org.uk/2019/12/why-do-we-associate-robins-with-christmas/Robins and the nativity: https://www.birdspot.co.uk/culture/the-legend-of-robin-redbreastThe Six Birds of Christmas, previous Christmas special: https://www.buzzsprout.com/1733312/9782095-the-six-birds-of-christmasDead Wrens on Christmas cards: https://culturacolectiva.com/en/art/design/victorian-christmas-cards-weird-dead-birds/

It's a common story throughout the world: when people turn up we tend to kill things, with many animals being driven to extinction. So join me today as we do a review of the Australian birds that have gone extinct since European colonisation. But would you be shocked if I told you there was only one? It's true, the Paradise Parrot is the only Australian bird that has gone extinct. So let's find out who they were, what happened, and if we can stop their close cousin from going the same way.To support Bird of the Week and gain access to our second podcast, What's up with that's Bird's Name? click on through to Patreon: www.patreon.com/birdoftheweekWant birds in your inbox? Drop me a line at weekly.bird@outlook.com and I'll hook you up with a free weekly bird.If you're interested in the work of Artemis and their efforts to save the Golden Shoulder Parrot check out: https://artemis.org.au/Notes:Paradise Parrot: https://www.environment.gov.au/cgi-bin/sprat/public/publicspecies.pl?taxon_id=723Red-Rumped Parrot: https://ebird.org/species/rerpar1?siteLanguage=en_AUHooded Parrot: https://ebird.org/species/hoopar1?siteLanguage=en_AUGolden Shouldered Parrot: https://ebird.org/species/gospar1?siteLanguage=en_AUJohn Gilbert: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Gilbert_(naturalist)John Gould: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_GouldGilbert's Whistler: https://ebird.org/species/gilwhi1?siteLanguage=en_AUGilbert's Honeyeater: https://ebird.org/species/whnhon3?siteLanguage=en_AUGilbert's Potoroo: https://www.buzzsprout.com/1733312/episodes/newGilbert's Dunnart: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gilbert%27s_dunnartAlec Chisholm: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alexander_Hugh_ChisholmStory of the Paradise Parrot: https://theconversation.com/100-years-ago-this-man-discovered-an-exquisite-parrot-thought-to-be-extinct-what-came-next-is-a-tragedy-we-must-not-repeat-171939