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  2. Kea - Wikipedia

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    The kea is a large parrot measuring 46 to 50 cm (18 to 20 in) in total length, with some specimens possibly reaching 55 cm (22 in). [ 18 ] [ 19 ] [ 20 ] Adult kea weigh between 750 and 1,000 g (1.65 and 2.20 lb), with males averaging 956 g (2.108 lb) and females averaging 779 g (1.717 lb).

  3. Hawaiian coot - Wikipedia

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    The Hawaiian coot was federally listed in October 1970 as an endangered species [7] and is considered both endemic and endangered by the state of Hawaiʻi. [8] The United States Fish and Wildlife Service's 5-year review, conducted in 2010, found that none of the four criteria established for delisting or downlisting of the species had been meet. [9]

  4. Parrot - Wikipedia

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    With few exceptions, parrots are monogamous breeders who nest in cavities and hold no territories other than their nesting sites. [64] [75] The pair bonds of the parrots and cockatoos are strong and a pair remains close during the nonbreeding season, even if they join larger flocks. As with many birds, pair bond formation is preceded by ...

  5. List of birds of Hawaii - Wikipedia

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    The nene is the official state bird of Hawaii. This list of birds of Hawaii is a comprehensive listing of all the bird species seen naturally in the U.S. state of Hawaii as determined by Robert L. and Peter Pyle of the Bishop Museum, Honolulu, and modified by subsequent taxonomic changes. [1] [2]

  6. ʻŌʻū - Wikipedia

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    Males have a bright yellow head, dark green back, and an olive-green belly. Females are duller with an olive-green head. The ʻōʻū has a pink, finch-like bill and pink legs. It is very similar in morphology to a parrot; both the genus and specific epithets point this out ("psitta" means "parrot" in Greek").

  7. Parrots of New Zealand - Wikipedia

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    Feral birds were first seen in the Waitākere Ranges in the early 1900s. There are now populations in the Auckland Region, western Waikato, the Turakina–Rangitikei region, Wellington Region and Banks Peninsula. [8] Around 1992 an attempt was made by a breeder to establish a wild population of rainbow lorikeets around Auckland. [11]

  8. New Zealand parrot - Wikipedia

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    The New Zealand parrot family, Strigopidae, [1] consists of at least three genera of parrots – Nestor, Strigops, the fossil Nelepsittacus, [2] [3] and probably the fossil Heracles. [4] The genus Nestor consists of the kea , kākā , Norfolk kākā and Chatham kākā , [ 5 ] [ 6 ] while the genus Strigops contains the iconic kākāpō . [ 5 ]

  9. Endemism in the Hawaiian Islands - Wikipedia

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    Located about 2,300 miles (3,680 km) from the nearest continental shore, the Hawaiian Islands are the most isolated group of islands on the planet. The plant and animal life of the Hawaiian archipelago is the result of early, very infrequent colonizations of arriving species and the slow evolution of those species—in isolation from the rest of the world's flora and fauna—over a period of ...

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