The kākāpō is a nocturnal, flightless parrot. And its strangeness doesn't end there. It's critically endangered and one of New Zealand’s unique treasures.

It is the world's only flightless parrot, the world's heaviest parrot, and also is nocturnal, herbivorous, visibly sexually dimorphic in body size, has a low basal metabolic rate, and does …

Kākāpō Recovery combines the efforts of scientists, rangers, volunteers and donors to protect the critically endangered kākāpō. There are fewer than 250 kākāpō alive today. Kākāpō adoptions …

The kākāpō is a large, nocturnal, flightless, lek-breeding parrot – a real oddity. It is also critically endangered, and the focus of considerable conservation attention.

The nocturnal green parrot has been named as New Zealand's 2020 bird of the year. Kākāpō is the only bird to have been elected twice as the nation's best loved bird.

There are fewer than 250 kākāpō alive today. Before humans settled here, kākāpō were widespread on mainland New Zealand. Sub-fossil remains and Māori middens (kitchen waste …

1 day ago · The Unique Charm of the Kakapo The Unique Charm of the Kakapo (image credits: wikimedia) The Kakapo, also known as the “owl parrot,” is an icon of New Zealand’s …

Also called the owl parrot, this is a species of large, nocturnal, flightless and ground-dwelling parrot. The kakapo is the world’s only flightless parrot and one of the longest-living birds. It’s …

Mar 13, 2024 · Kākāpō, a culturally important species for the iwi, or Māori tribes, of Aotearoa (New Zealand), once thrived in dense forests across the country’s three main islands, where …

The kākāpō (Strigops habroptilus) is a species of large, flightless, nocturnal parrot found only in New Zealand. It is the world's only flightless parrot, the world's heaviest parrot, and also is …