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New Zealand Kaka (Nestor meridionalis)

New Zealand Kaka (Nestor meridionalis)
New Zealand Kaka (Nestor meridionalis)

About New Zealand Kaka (Nestor meridionalis)

  • Kingdom: Animals
  • Phylum: Chordates
  • Class: Birds
  • Order: Parrots
  • Family: New World Parrots

The New Zealand kākā is a large species of parrot of the family Strigopidae found in New Zealand's native forests across the three main Islands of New Zealand. The species is often known by the abbreviated name kākā, although it shares this name with the recently extinct Norfolk kākā and Chatham kākā. Two subspecies of New Zealand kākā are recognised. It is endangered and has disappeared from much of its former range, though the re-introduction of North Island kākā at Zealandia in Wellington has led to an increasing population of the birds across the city.

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  • 2012-01-03
    Stewart Island, New Zealand
    Image from 2012-01-03