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  2. Kea - Wikipedia

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    Kea are the protagonists in New Zealand author Philip Temple's novels Beak of the Moon (1981) and Dark of the Moon (1993), recounting respectively the first encounters of a group of kea with humans at the time of the colonisation of the South Island by Māori, and their life in present-day, human-dominated New Zealand.

  3. Kākā - Wikipedia

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    Kākā beak morphology also differs slightly from its closest relatives, the Kea and Kākāpō. The rhinotheca (upper part of the beak) of the Kākā is narrower than the Kākāpo and slightly longer. [17] However, it is not as long and sharp as the rhinotheca seen in kea. [17]

  4. New Zealand parrot - Wikipedia

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    Kea (Nestor notabilis) Endangered [12] 48 cm (19 in) long. Mostly olive-green with scarlet underwings and rump. Dark-edged feathers. Dark brown beak, iris, legs, and feet. Male has longer bill. [26] New Zealand: South Island High-level forests and subalpine scrublands 850–1400 m AMSL. [27] South Island kākā (Nestor meridionalis meridionalis ...

  5. Parrot - Wikipedia

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    However, other studies suggest that this fossil is not from a bird, but from a caenagnathid oviraptorosaur (a non-avian dinosaur with a birdlike beak), as several details of the fossil used to support its identity as a parrot are not actually exclusive to parrots, and it is dissimilar to the earliest-known unequivocal parrot fossils. [12] [13]

  6. Kākāpō - Wikipedia

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    The beak is surrounded by delicate feathers which resemble vibrissae or "whiskers"; it is possible kākāpō use these to sense the ground as they walk with its head lowered, but there is no evidence for this. The mandible is variable in colour, mostly ivory, with the upper part often bluish-grey.

  7. Clianthus maximus - Wikipedia

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    Clianthus maximus, commonly known as kaka beak (kōwhai ngutu-kākā in Māori), is a woody legume shrub native to New Zealand's North Island. It is one of two species of Clianthus (kaka beak) and both have striking clusters of red flowers which resemble the beak of the kaka , a New Zealand parrot.

  8. Bird intelligence - Wikipedia

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    Kea (Nestor notabilis) are known for their intelligence and curiosity, both vital traits for survival in the harsh mountain environment that is their home.Kea can solve logical puzzles, such as pushing and pulling things in a certain order to get to food, and will work together to achieve a certain objective.

  9. Clianthus puniceus - Wikipedia

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    Clianthus puniceus is an evergreen shrub, one of two species of Clianthus, both of which have striking clusters of red, tubular [5] flowers resembling the beak of the kākā, a New Zealand parrot. The plant is also known as parrot's beak, parrot's bill and lobster claw. There is also a variety with white to creamy coloured flowers.