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KAKAPO PARROT (Strigops habroptila) of New Zealand The Kākāpō (Māori: meaning night parrot), also called owl parrot, A species of large, flightless nocturnal parrot endemic to New Zealand. The Kakapo is critically endangered; as of February 2010, only 122  living individuals are known, most of which have been given names. Around 70 million years ago, the kakapo diverged from the genus Nestor. In the absence of mammalian predators, it lost the ability to fly. Because of Polynesian and European colonisation and the introduction of predators such as cats, rats, and stoats, the Kakapo was almost wiped out. The Kakapo is a large, rotund parrot; the male measures up to 60 centimetres (24 in) and weighs between 2 and 4 kilograms (4.5–9 lb) at maturity Fact Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kakapo Other Photos you might enjoy: Kea Parrot South Island Kaka Parrot Takahe Chick —- lickystickypickyme: A kakapo, a flightless parrot from New Zealand, taken by photographer Shane McInnes.This bird looks…..weird,is that a hunch on its back?I take that back, it is! Look at it here. Big but foremost, weird!

KAKAPO PARROT (Strigops habroptila) of New Zealand

  • The Kākāpō (Māori: meaning night parrot), also called owl parrot,
  • A species of large, flightless nocturnal parrot endemic to New Zealand.
  • The Kakapo is critically endangered; as of February 2010, only 122  living individuals are known, most of which have been given names.
  • Around 70 million years ago, the kakapo diverged from the genus Nestor.
  • In the absence of mammalian predators, it lost the ability to fly.
  • Because of Polynesian and European colonisation and the introduction of predators such as cats, rats, and stoats, the Kakapo was almost wiped out.
  • The Kakapo is a large, rotund parrot; the male measures up to 60 centimetres (24 in) and weighs between 2 and 4 kilograms (4.5–9 lb) at maturity

Fact Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kakapo

Other Photos you might enjoy:

Kea Parrot

South Island Kaka Parrot

Takahe Chick

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lickystickypickyme:

A kakapo, a flightless parrot from New Zealand, taken by photographer Shane McInnes.
This bird looks…..weird,is that a hunch on its back?
I take that back, it is!

Look at it here. Big but foremost, weird!

(via allcreatures)

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