Kakapo

Strigops habroptilus

Kakapo (Strigops habroptilus) — Parrots & Cockatoos of Australia & Oceania.

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The Kakapo (Strigops habroptilus) is a member of the Strigopidae family found in Australia & Oceania.

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Where it fits

Class Aves
Order Psittaciformes
Family Strigopidae New Zealand Parrots
Genus Strigops
Species habroptilus

Where it lives

Now mostly Codfish I. (=Whenua Hou, west of Stewart I.); formerly North, South and Stewart is. (New Zealand)

Australia & Oceania

Quick facts

Family: Strigopidae
Order: Psittaciformes

Biology & behaviour

The Kakapo (Strigops habroptilus) is a species of new zealand parrots in the family Strigopidae, order Psittaciformes. It is found in Australia & Oceania — now mostly Codfish I. (=Whenua Hou, w of Stewart I.); formerly North, South and Stewart is. (New Zealand).