Kakapo
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KAKAPO, the Maori name, signifying "night parrot," and frequently adopted by English writers, of a bird, commonly called by the British in New Zealand the "ground-parrot" or "owl-parrot.
Kakapo aka Owl Parrots
The Kakapo (Māori: kākāpō, meaning night parrot), Strigops habroptila (Gray, 1845), also called owl parrot, is a species of nocturnal parrot endemic to New Zealand.
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The kakapo had no natural enemies on its native islands of New Zealand. Although once plentiful, there are now far fewer than 100 kakapo remaining in New Zealand; it is a critically endangered species.
Generally, Kakapos are about 63 cm (25 in.) long. Males are larger than females.
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To cite this page for personal use:
"Kakapo". [Online]. Natural History Notebooks. Canadian Museum of Nature.
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A close guard is kept over the first nest of the season.
Kakapos are very good eating, whether old or young, but the old ones are too tough to roast, so the best way is to boil them over a slow fire for four or five hours, or cooking them in a Maori oven which is by far the quickest and best plan.
Kakapo
The Kakapo is a kind of parrot.
It cannot fly.
It is the heaviest of all the parrots.
The Kakapo lives in New Zealand.
It sleeps all day and is active at night.
Kakapo
Strigops habroptilus
[New Zealand]
It is very difficult to see the world's only flightless parrot.
Kakapo (Strigops habroptila)
The kakapo (Strigops habroptila) is a Critically Endangered, giant, nocturnal parrot. It is a classic example of evolution on an isolated... More 20 Images 12 Videos ...
Kakapo
A large, flightless, nocturnal, solitary parrot from New Zealand.
Kiwi
A chicken-sized insectivore from New Zealand; the smallest ratite.
The kakapo is a flightless and nocturnal, moss-green parrot. Read more about it on my blog at - kiwitravelwriter.wordpress.com ...
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It is now Sunday and Warren and I are now on the South Island, just about an hour south of Christchurch. We are lodged for tonight at a lovely B & B.
Though the average kakapo lives for roughly 60 years, they do not breed often, and only 86 individuals are alive today. These surviving kakapos are managed closely by the Kakapo Recovery group.
Extant species range in size from the Buff-faced Pygmy-parrot, under 10 g (0.35 oz.) and 8 cm (3.2 inches), to the Hyacinth Macaw, at 1 meter (3.3 feet) in length, and the Kakapo, at 4 kg (8.8 lbs).
Visitors Flock to Sirocco Kakapo in Wellington
One of New Zealand's rarest birds, a Kakapo, has had visitors lining up to see him in Wellington this spring.
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Strigopidae - Kakas and Kakapos
Extinct species of extant genera
Chatham Islands Kaka, Nestor sp. (Chatham Islands, Southwest Pacific) ...
 See also: Parrot, Parakeet, Macaw, Lovebird, Fly
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