Rediscovered in 1921 after several decades of feared extinction, the resurrection of the Paradise Parrot was brief. Within a few decades more, the parrot was actually extinct, making it the only mainland Australian bird species known to have suffered that fate since colonisation. This article explores the reasons for the paucity and ineffectuality of attempts to preserve the species in the interwar years. By examining the contemporary state of ornithological knowledge on endangered species and the limited repertoire of conservationist strategies then available, the article extends our understanding of early twentieth-century discourses on avian extinction in Australia. It also offers an assessment of the conservationist efforts of Alec Chisholm, an amateur ornithologist who had a major role in the rediscovery of the Paradise Parrot and in subsequently publicising its plight.

在几十年的恐惧灭绝后于1921年重新发现，天堂鹦鹉的复活是短暂的。几十年后，鹦鹉实际上已经灭绝，使其成为自定殖以来唯一遭受这种命运的澳大利亚大陆鸟类。本文探讨了两次世界大战期间尝试保护该物种的机会不足和无效的原因。通过研究有关濒危物种的鸟类学知识的当代状况以及当时可用的有限的保护主义策略，本文扩展了我们对澳大利亚鸟类灭绝的20世纪早期论述的理解。它还对亚历克·奇斯霍尔姆（Alec Chisholm）的保护主义努力进行了评估，