New Zealand Kaka

• It strips bark from trees to lap the sap that seeps out, creating characteristic vertical wounds that New Zealand rangers use to detect its presence without seeing a single bird.
• The species suffers a serious demographic problem: the females nest in holes and are far more vulnerable to stoats than the males, so that in many forests the sex ratio is badly skewed.

Skeleton type

Vertebrate - internal bony skeleton (bird)

Habitat and environment

Mature native podocarp and southern beech forest in New Zealand and its islands

Sexual maturity

4 years

Gestation / incubation

24 days of incubation

Litter / clutch size

4 eggs

Sources consulted: Wikipedia (es): Nestor meridionalis

The pins mark the parks where its presence is documented.