Keepers at the Alice Springs Desert Park are celebrating the birth of a baby bilby.

The male bilby was born in August but has just emerged from its mother's pouch this week.

It is one of several to be born through the desert park's captive breeding program in the last few years.

"The frequency at which the joey is seen being active will increase as time goes on and as he advances towards weaning and independence," keeper Peter Nunn said.

"Bilbies are weaned at about four months of age and this joey will be on display until the end of summer."

Bilbies are considered a vulnerable species and are protected.

"As part of the recovery plan captive bilby breeding programs are maintained to safeguard against the possible catastrophic decline of wild populations," he said.