EndangeredNew Zealand Kaka
Nestor meridionalis
Birds · Psittaciformes · Psittacidae
Cyanoramphus cookii
At very high risk of extinction in the wild in the near future.
The Norfolk parakeet is endemic to a tiny Australian island in the South Pacific and is one of the most threatened birds in Oceania. In the 1980s fewer than forty individuals remained, and barely four breeding females. An intensive programme of rat-proof nest boxes and control of introduced predators rescued it. It depends on the remaining subtropical forest of the island's national park, which covers a minute fraction of the original area.
Weight
100 g – 130 g
Size
25 cm – 30 cm
Life expectancy
15 years
Diet
Herbivore
Feeds mainly on plants.
Activity
Diurnal
Active mainly during the day.
Social structure
In pairs
Usually lives in pairs, sometimes for life.
Sighting difficulty
Hard
Estimated population
A few hundred individuals
Sources consulted: https://www.iucnredlist.org/ | https://animaldiversity.org/ | https://es.wikipedia.org/
The pins mark the parks where its presence is documented.
Parks and dive sites where this species has been documented.
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The norfolk parakeet is classified as endangered. Organisations such as the IUCN, WWF and the Wildlife Conservation Society work specifically on its conservation and that of its habitat; looking into their programmes is a good starting point if you want to get involved.
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