New Zealand is geographically isolated, and originally lacked any mammalian predators, hence parrots evolved to fill habitats from the ground dwelling kākāpō to the alpine dwelling kea as well as a variety of forest species.

The New Zealand parrot family, Strigopidae, [1] consists of at least three genera of parrots – Nestor, Strigops, the fossil Nelepsittacus, [2] [3] and probably the fossil Heracles. [4] The genus Nestor consists of the kea, kākā, Norfolk kākā and Chatham kākā, [5] [6] while the genus Strigops contains the iconic kākāpō. [5]

2021年8月8日 · New Zealand's 3 parrot species include the kaka, kea, and kakapo. Here are some facts about these 3 endemic birds and a hysterical video.

2024年5月13日 · New Zealand has 3 native parrot species – the kākāpō (nationally critical), the kākā (recovering) and the kea (nationally endangered). While the kea and kākā are from the same genus (Nestor), the kākāpō has no close relatives. New Zealand has 6 native species of parakeets, or kākāriki.

The kākāpō (Māori: [kaːkaːpɔː]; [3] pl.: kākāpō; Strigops habroptilus), sometimes known as the owl parrot or owl-faced parrot, is a species of large, nocturnal, ground-dwelling parrot of the superfamily Strigopoidea.

2017年4月25日 · A number of endemic parrot species inhabit New Zealand including the kea, kakapo, the New Zealand kaka, and more.

All living species are endemic to New Zealand. The modern common species names, Kea, Kākā and Kākāpō, are the same as the original Māori names. The nearby island species, the Norfolk Kaka and the Chatham Kaka, became extinct in recent times.

Learn about parrots from New Zealand. Know which parrots are endemic to New Zealand, which were introduced, and which of them went extinct.

Three of our favourite New Zealand birds are a unique group of parrots – the kea, kaka, and kakapo. These special parrots are a family distinct from other parrots around the world, and have lots of interesting characteristics and behaviours.

2011年11月15日 · New Zealand in all its unique glory and story book endemics has but seven parrot special to call its own. This may be a surprise to some who are familiar with Australia which contains 1/6th of the worlds parrot species.