Parrots (Psittacidae)
Kakapo (Strigops habroptilus) - HBW 4, p. 363
French: Strigops kakapo
German: Kakapo
Spanish: Kakapo
Taxonomy: Strigops habroptilus G. R. Gray, 1845, Dusky Sound, South Island.
Monotypic.
Distribution: New Zealand, formerly on North I, South I and Stewart I, with subfossil remains from Chatham Is; persisted until 1989 in Milford District of Fiordland in South I, and until 1992 on SE Stewart I. Now survives as introduced populations on Codfish I, Maud I and Little Barrier I.
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A male under a bush, booming at daytime. Locality Codfish Island, Stewart Island, New Zealand (Monotypic species)
Josep del Hoyo 28 January 2013 10 weeks ago 52 sec 4.9 -
Close-up of a male booming at daytime. Locality Codfish Island, Stewart Island, New Zealand (Monotypic species)
Josep del Hoyo 28 January 2013 10 weeks ago 34 sec 4.9 -
A male under a bush, preparing and starting to boom at daytime. Note that the initial inhalations don't produce any sound. Locality Codfish Island, Stewart Island, New Zealand (Monotypic species)
Josep del Hoyo 28 January 2013 10 weeks ago 56 sec 4.9 -
A bird at night, eating leaves. Locality Codfish Island, Stewart Island, New Zealand (Monotypic species)
Josep del Hoyo 29 January 2013 10 weeks ago 35 sec 4.9 -
A bird under a bush, eating plants. Locality Codfish Island, Stewart Island, New Zealand (Monotypic species)
Josep del Hoyo 28 January 2013 10 weeks ago 1 min 6 sec 4.8 -
A bird moving slowly in its natural habitat. Locality Codfish Island, Stewart Island, New Zealand (Monotypic species)
Josep del Hoyo 28 January 2013 10 weeks ago 25 sec 4.8
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Male kakapo (called Sinbad) peers out from bushes during the day.
Locality Codfish Island, Stewart Island, New Zealand (Monotypic species)
Brent Stephenson 28 January 2013 15 weeks ago 4.5 -
A kakapo chick at quarantine facility in Invercargill New Zealand. There are under 130 individual kakapo on the planet. Kakapo a
Locality Invercargill, South Island, New Zealand
GavinDamage 1 June 2009 3 years ago 4.4 -
A bird on its habitat.
Locality Codfish Island, Stewart Island, New Zealand (Monotypic species)
Josep del Hoyo 29 January 2013 8 weeks ago 4.3 -
Kakapo chicks in Invercagill, New Zealand. These chicks were handraised in a quarantine facility by staff and volunteers from th
Locality Invercargill, South Island, New Zealand
GavinDamage 3 years ago 4.2 -
Frontal view of a bird on the ground.
Locality Codfish Island, Stewart Island, New Zealand (Monotypic species)
Josep del Hoyo 29 January 2013 8 weeks ago 3.7 -
A bird walking at night.
Locality Codfish Island, Stewart Island, New Zealand (Monotypic species)
Josep del Hoyo 29 January 2013 8 weeks ago 3.3
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A male booming. Locality Codfish Island, Stewart Island, New Zealand
(Monotypic species)
Josep del Hoyo 28 January 2013 10 weeks ago 5
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