Hunt for elusive night bird on screen at the National Film and Sound Archive in Canberra

By Cris Kennedy
Updated March 22 2016 - 9:34am, first published March 10 2016 - 9:29am
Rob Nugent followed the trail of the mystery bird. Photo: Supplied
Rob Nugent followed the trail of the mystery bird. Photo: Supplied
His journey took him to remote parts of Australia, to the Indian Ocean and Europe. Photo: Supplied
His journey took him to remote parts of Australia, to the Indian Ocean and Europe. Photo: Supplied
A scene from the documentary showing a night parrot. Photo: Supplied
A scene from the documentary showing a night parrot. Photo: Supplied
The filmmaker went to road-kill locations to search. Photo: Supplied
The filmmaker went to road-kill locations to search. Photo: Supplied
A specimen of the rare night parrot mounted for study. Photo: Supplied
A specimen of the rare night parrot mounted for study. Photo: Supplied

The hunt for the night parrot (Pezoporus occidentalis) has been the Ahab against the white whale story of the bird-watching world for the past century, and the personal goal of Canberra filmmaker Robert Nugent for the better part of the last five years.

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