kakapos
Nocturnal ground parrots
Kakapos are large, flightless parrots native to New Zealand, notable for being nocturnal and among the heaviest parrots in the world.
The name comes from Māori words meaning "night parrot." Critically endangered, kakapos have become a symbol of conservation efforts: The kakapo population has slowly recovered through intensive breeding programs.
Speech-mimicking tropical bird
- flightlessIncapable of aerial travel
- nocturnalActive during darkness
- endemicNative to one area
- herbivorePlant-only consumer
booming · ground-dwelling · solitary · long-lived · green · plumage · beak · feathers
At risk of extinction
- criticallyWith serious judgment
- extinctionComplete vanishing of a species
- breedingReproductive cultivation of organisms
- recoveryRegaining what was lost
translocation · monitoring · sanctuary · population · hand-rearing · nest · eggs · chicks
Indigenous name for NZ
- islandsLand surrounded by water
- offshoreAway from land
- forestTree-dense ecosystem
- nativeOriginating from a place
bush · vegetation · sanctuary · beech · mossy · understory · ferns · alpine
New Zealand's indigenous people
- treasureValued wealth or keepsake
- ambassadorOfficial foreign representative
- mascotGroup's symbolic figure
- documentaryFactual film about reality
viral · mating · BBC · celebrity · awareness · symbol · charismatic · beloved
parrot
Speech-mimicking tropical bird
- flightlessIncapable of aerial travel
- nocturnalActive during darkness
- endemicNative to one area
herbivore · booming · ground-dwelling · solitary · long-lived · green · plumage · beak · feathers · whiskers
endangered
At risk of extinction
- criticallyWith serious judgment
- extinctionComplete vanishing of a species
- breedingReproductive cultivation of organisms
recovery · translocation · monitoring · sanctuary · population · hand-rearing · nest · eggs · chicks · rangers
Aotearoa
Indigenous name for NZ
native · bush · vegetation · sanctuary · beech · mossy · understory · ferns · alpine · tussock
Maori
New Zealand's indigenous people
- treasureValued wealth or keepsake
- ambassadorOfficial foreign representative
- mascotGroup's symbolic figure
documentary · viral · mating · BBC · celebrity · awareness · symbol · charismatic · beloved · quirky
kakaposperegrine falcons
Swift, diving hunting birds
swifts · albatrosses · frigatebirds · hummingbirds · swallows
kakaposmacaws
Brightly feathered tropical parrots
budgerigars · cockatoos · lorikeets · parakeets · cockatiels
kakaposhouse sparrows
Small birds near buildings
pigeons · starlings · chickens · crows · invasive species