diff --git a/bird/bird.go b/bird/bird.go
index e6dfcde..ed33a43 100644
--- a/bird/bird.go
+++ b/bird/bird.go
@@ -11,65 +11,65 @@ func Run(args string) ([]byte, error) {
   return exec.Command("birdc", argsList...).Output()
 }
 
-func RunAndParse(cmd string, parser func([]byte)([]Parsed)) []Parsed {
+func RunAndParse(cmd string, parser func([]byte)(Parsed)) Parsed {
   out, err := Run(cmd)
 
   if err != nil {
     // ignore errors for now
-    return []Parsed{}
+    return Parsed{}
   }
 
   return parser(out)
 }
 
-func Status() []Parsed {
+func Status() Parsed {
   return RunAndParse("status", parseStatus)
 }
 
-func Protocols() []Parsed {
+func Protocols() Parsed {
   return RunAndParse("protocols all", parseProtocols)
 }
 
-func Symbols() []Parsed {
+func Symbols() Parsed {
   return RunAndParse("symbols", parseSymbols)
 }
 
-func RoutesProto(protocol string) []Parsed {
+func RoutesProto(protocol string) Parsed {
   return RunAndParse("route protocol " + protocol + " all",
                      parseRoutes)
 }
 
-func RoutesProtoCount(protocol string) []Parsed {
+func RoutesProtoCount(protocol string) Parsed {
   return RunAndParse("route protocol " + protocol + " count",
                      parseRoutesCount)
 }
 
-func RoutesExport(protocol string) []Parsed {
+func RoutesExport(protocol string) Parsed {
   return RunAndParse("route export " + protocol + " all",
                      parseRoutes)
 }
 
-func RoutesExportCount(protocol string) []Parsed {
+func RoutesExportCount(protocol string) Parsed {
   return RunAndParse("route export " + protocol + " count",
                      parseRoutesCount)
 }
 
-func RoutesTable(table string) []Parsed {
+func RoutesTable(table string) Parsed {
   return RunAndParse("route table " + table + " all",
                      parseRoutes)
 }
 
-func RoutesTableCount(table string) []Parsed {
+func RoutesTableCount(table string) Parsed {
   return RunAndParse("route table " + table + " count",
                      parseRoutesCount)
 }
 
-func RoutesLookupTable(net string, table string) []Parsed {
+func RoutesLookupTable(net string, table string) Parsed {
   return RunAndParse("route for " + net + " table " + table + " all",
                      parseRoutes)
 }
 
-func RoutesLookupProtocol(net string, protocol string) []Parsed {
+func RoutesLookupProtocol(net string, protocol string) Parsed {
   return RunAndParse("route for " + net + " protocol " + protocol + " all",
                      parseRoutes)
 }
diff --git a/bird/parser.go b/bird/parser.go
index 479de08..4cd6a36 100644
--- a/bird/parser.go
+++ b/bird/parser.go
@@ -1,23 +1,51 @@
 package bird
 
-type Parsed string
+import (
+  "regexp"
+)
 
-func parseStatus(input []byte) []Parsed {
-  return []Parsed{}
+type Parsed map[string]interface{}
+
+func parseStatus(input []byte) Parsed {
+  res := Parsed{}
+  line_sep := regexp.MustCompile(`((\r?\n)|(\r\n?))`)
+  lines := line_sep.Split(string(input), -1)
+
+  start_line_rx := regexp.MustCompile(`^BIRD\s([0-9\.]+)\s*$`)
+  router_id_rx := regexp.MustCompile(`^Router\sID\sis\s([0-9\.]+)\s*$`)
+  current_server_rx := regexp.MustCompile(`^Current\sserver\stime\sis\s([0-9\-]+)\s([0-9\:]+)\s*$`)
+  last_reboot_rx := regexp.MustCompile(`^Last\sreboot\son\s([0-9\-]+)\s([0-9\:]+)\s*$`)
+  last_reconfig_rx := regexp.MustCompile(`^Last\sreconfiguration\son\s([0-9\-]+)\s([0-9\:]+)\s*$`)
+  for _, line := range lines {
+    if (start_line_rx.MatchString(line)) {
+      res["version"] = start_line_rx.FindStringSubmatch(line)[1]
+    } else if (router_id_rx.MatchString(line)) {
+      res["router_id"] = router_id_rx.FindStringSubmatch(line)[1]
+    } else if (current_server_rx.MatchString(line)) {
+      res["current_server"] = current_server_rx.FindStringSubmatch(line)[1]
+    } else if (last_reboot_rx.MatchString(line)) {
+      res["last_reboot"] = last_reboot_rx.FindStringSubmatch(line)[1]
+    } else if (last_reconfig_rx.MatchString(line)) {
+      res["last_reconfig"] = last_reconfig_rx.FindStringSubmatch(line)[1]
+    } else {
+      res["message"] = line
+    }
+  }
+  return res
 }
 
-func parseProtocols(input []byte) []Parsed {
-  return []Parsed{}
+func parseProtocols(input []byte) Parsed {
+  return Parsed{}
 }
 
-func parseSymbols(input []byte) []Parsed {
-  return []Parsed{}
+func parseSymbols(input []byte) Parsed {
+  return Parsed{}
 }
 
-func parseRoutes(input []byte) []Parsed {
-  return []Parsed{}
+func parseRoutes(input []byte) Parsed {
+  return Parsed{}
 }
 
-func parseRoutesCount(input []byte) []Parsed {
-  return []Parsed{}
+func parseRoutesCount(input []byte) Parsed {
+  return Parsed{}
 }
diff --git a/status.go b/status.go
index 98fbd29..241fa6a 100644
--- a/status.go
+++ b/status.go
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ func Status(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request, ps httprouter.Params) {
 
 	res["api"] = GetApiInfo()
 
-  _ = bird.Status()
+  res["status"] = bird.Status()
 
 	js, _ := json.Marshal(res)