Malleefowl – The Most Unlikely of Birds (Adelaide Screening)

Friday 02 October 2026
6:30pm – 8:30pm
Palace Nova Eastend, Adelaide

Join the National Malleefowl Recovery Group for a special screening of Malleefowl – The most unlikely of birds, a new documentary celebrating one of Australia's most remarkable birds and the dedicated community working to save it.

Following the 50-minute screening, audience members will have the opportunity to hear directly from leading malleefowl experts during a live panel discussion and audience Q&A. Learn about the challenges facing the species, recent conservation successes, and how communities across Australia are helping secure a future for malleefowl.

Event Schedule

6:30pm – Documentary screening (50 minutes)
7:30pm – Expert panel discussion and audience Q&A (45 minutes)
8:30pm – Event concludes

Supporting Malleefowl Conservation

All profits from this event will be donated directly to malleefowl conservation, supporting the work of researchers, volunteers and recovery programs dedicated to protecting this extraordinary species.

Whether you're passionate about Australian wildlife, conservation, birdwatching or simply enjoy compelling documentary storytelling, we invite you to join us for an inspiring evening celebrating one of Australia's most unlikely birds.

There is nothing ordinary about malleefowl.

Rarely seen or heard, these enigmatic birds live in some of Australia's most unforgiving landscapes. They don't sit on their eggs or raise their chicks. Instead, they construct enormous mounds from sand and leaf litter, relying on the heat generated within the mound to incubate their young.

For countless generations, malleefowl have shaped Australia's mallee landscapes through this extraordinary cycle of mound-building, egg-laying and birth. But today their future is increasingly uncertain as habitat loss, introduced predators and large-scale bushfires place growing pressure on populations across southern Australia.

Produced in partnership with Remember The Wild, Malleefowl – The most unlikely of birds follows the scientists, conservationists and volunteers of the National Malleefowl Recovery Group as they work to better understand, protect and reconnect malleefowl populations across fragmented landscapes. Through stunning cinematography and intimate storytelling, the film offers a rare glimpse into the secretive world of this iconic bird and the people committed to its survival.