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It is entirely herbivorous, eating native plants, seeds, fruits, pollen, fungi and even the sapwood of trees. [68] A study in 1984 identified 25 plant species as kākāpō food. [4] It is specifically fond of the fruit of the rimu tree, and will feed on it exclusively during seasons when it is abundant. The kākāpō strips out the nutritious ...
Of the surviving species, the kākāpō is critically endangered, [7] [8] with living individuals numbering only 244 (as of 2024). [9] The mainland kākā is listed as endangered, [10] [11] and the kea is listed as vulnerable. [12] [13] The Nestoridae genus Nelepsittacus consists of four extinct species.
The ground parrot (Pezoporus wallicus) is a parrot endemic to Australia.It is one of only four ground-dwelling parrots in the world, the others being the closely related night parrot (Pezoporus occidentalis), the Antipodes parakeet (Cyanoramphus unicolor), and the flightless kākāpō (Strigops habroptilus) [4] from New Zealand.
Of the surviving species, the kākāpō is critically endangered, [10] [30] with living individuals numbering only 244 (as of 2024). [45] The mainland kākā is listed as endangered, [ 11 ] [ 28 ] alongside the kea .
It is the only species in the genus Strigops and subfamily Strigopinae. Kakapo are critically endangered, with only 86 living individuals known, all of whom are named. Prehistorically, the ancestral Kakapo migrated to the islands of New Zealand and, in the absence of mammalian predators, it lost the ability to fly.
Hawaiian botanists say the inevitable loss from the wildfires across Maui and the Big Island will be felt deeply on the state’s landscape for years to come.
A group of Wisconsin congressional reps issued a statement urging lake sturgeon in the state be exempt from a potential endangered species listing.
Sirocco (hatched 23 March 1997) [1] is a kākāpō, a large, flightless, nocturnal parrot, and one of the remaining living individuals numbering only 244 (as of 2024). [2] He achieved individual fame following an incident on the BBC television series Last Chance to See in which he attempted to mate with zoologist Mark Carwardine.