kakapo
Heavy nocturnal parrot
A kakapo is a large, flightless parrot native to New Zealand, notable for being nocturnal and critically endangered.
It is the world's heaviest parrot, with soft green-brown plumage that provides camouflage on the forest floor.
The name comes from Māori words meaning "night parrot."
Stable and realistic
- wingsLimbs for flight
- feathersBird's lightweight covering
- terrestrialRelating to land
- heavyOf great mass
walk · climb · kiwi · penguin · moa · dodo · vestigial · flightlessness
Indigenous name for NZ
- MaoriNew Zealand's indigenous people
- kiwiFuzzy brown-skinned fruit
- tuataraLast rhynchocephalian species
- wetaFlightless NZ orthopteran
moa · kea · kauri · conservation · endemic · Wellington
Of or concerning birds
- beakHorny avian mouthpart
- feathersBird's lightweight covering
- plumageBird's complete feather coat
- greenColor of vegetation
yellow · herbivore · fruit · seeds · native plants · long-lived · curious · friendly
Dark hours daily
- moonlightReflected solar radiance, nocturnal
- darknessTotal absence of light
- owlNocturnal feathered predator
- boomingExperiencing rapid growth
call · dusk · sensory · whiskers · solitary · foraging · quiet · camouflage
Preventing waste or loss
- extinctionComplete vanishing of a species
- threatenedExpressed intent to harm
- critically endangeredAt extinction's edge
- recoveryRegaining what was lost
breeding program · population · survival · protection · translocation · sanctuary · monitoring · transmitter
grounded
Stable and realistic
- wingsLimbs for flight
- feathersBird's lightweight covering
- terrestrialRelating to land
heavy · walk · climb · kiwi · penguin · moa · dodo · vestigial · flightlessness · nocturnal
Aotearoa
Indigenous name for NZ
- MaoriNew Zealand's indigenous people
- kiwiFuzzy brown-skinned fruit
- tuataraLast rhynchocephalian species
weta · moa · kea · kauri · conservation · endemic · Wellington
avian
Of or concerning birds
green · yellow · herbivore · fruit · seeds · native plants · long-lived · curious · friendly
night
Dark hours daily
- moonlightReflected solar radiance, nocturnal
- darknessTotal absence of light
- owlNocturnal feathered predator
booming · call · dusk · sensory · whiskers · solitary · foraging · quiet · camouflage · cryptic
conservation
Preventing waste or loss
- extinctionComplete vanishing of a species
- threatenedExpressed intent to harm
- critically endangeredAt extinction's edge
recovery · breeding program · population · survival · protection · translocation · sanctuary · monitoring · transmitter · hand-rearing
- birdsrobin, crow, eagle, owl, duck
- New ZealandAuckland, Wellington, Air New Zealand, Kiwis, Christchurch
- Endangered Wildlifeblue whale, black rhino, bonobo, California condor, giant panda
- Exotic Birdsparrot, macaw, toucan, cockatoo, parakeet
- flightless birdsostrich, penguins, emu, ostriches, kiwi
- island wildlifemarine iguana, Darwin's finches, Galapagos tortoise, giant tortoise, giant tortoises
kakapoalbatross
Long-winged oceanic bird
swift · frigatebird · peregrine falcon · hummingbird · eagle
kakapohouse sparrow
Small songbird near buildings
chicken · invasive species · rock pigeon · common crow · feral pigeon