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The red-crowned parakeet is absolutely protected under New Zealand's Wildlife Act 1953. [12] The species is also listed under Appendix I of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) meaning international export/import (including parts and derivatives) is regulated. [ 2 ]
The three species of kākāriki (also spelled kakariki, without macrons), or New Zealand parakeets, are the most common species of parakeets in the genus Cyanoramphus, family Psittaculidae. The birds' Māori name, which is the most commonly used, means "small parrot". The etymology is: from kākā, parrot + riki, small. [1]
The yellow-crowned parakeet (Cyanoramphus auriceps) also known as the yellow-fronted parakeet is a species of parakeet endemic to the islands of New Zealand.The species is found across the main three islands of New Zealand, North Island, South Island and Stewart Island/Rakiura, as well as on the subantarctic Auckland Islands.
The New Zealand is a breed of rabbit, which despite the name, is American in origin. The breed originated in California , possibly from rabbits imported from New Zealand . New Zealand rabbits are available in five colors recognized by the American Rabbit Breeders' Association (ARBA): white, red, black, blue, and broken.
A warning has been issued to travelers over the spread of three diseases, including the Marburg virus. It’s a close cousin of Ebola that’s been dubbed the “bleeding eye” virus due to one ...
Happy 2025! In some parts of the world, anyway. The Pacific island nation of Kiribati was the first country to ring in 2025, with its 133,500 citizens celebrating the new year at 5 a.m. ET on Tuesday.
The Bahamas has “firmly rejected” President-election Donald Trump's proposal to fly deported immigrants out of the U.S. and into the small island nation about 100 miles southeast of Florida ...
Kakariki railway station was a station on the North Island Main Trunk and in the Manawatū-Whanganui region of New Zealand. [2] [3]It opened in 1879 and closed in 1982. [4] Only a single track now runs through the station site, [5] as the passing loops here and at Halcombe were replaced by the Rangitawa loop, 2.55 km (1.58 mi) to the south, [6] on 14 December 1983. [4]