New Zealand Kaka

Nestor meridionalis - Nestor superbe

Nestor superbe
Systematics
  • Order 
    :

    Psittaciformes

  • Family
    :

    Strigopidés

  • Genus
    :

    Nestor

  • Species
    :

    meridionalis

Descriptor

Gmelin, JF, 1788

Biometrics
  • Size
    : 45 cm
  • Wingspan
    : -
  • Weight
    :
Longevity

20 years

Geographic range

Distribution

Identification

Nestor superbe
adult
Nestor superbe
adult

New Zealand Kaka (Nestor meridionalis) is a species of bird in the Strigopidae family.

Subspecific information 2 subspecies

  • Nestor meridionalis meridionalis (South I. and offshore islands, Stewart I.)
  • Nestor meridionalis septentrionalis (North I. and offshore islands)

Foreign names

  • Nestor superbe,
  • Kaka,
  • caca-neozelandês,
  • Kaka,
  • új-zélandi kaka,
  • Kaka,
  • Kaka,
  • kaka,
  • Kaka,
  • nestor kaka,
  • nestor kaka,
  • Kaka,
  • kaka,
  • kaka de Nova Zelanda,
  • (nestor) kaka,
  • Нестор-кака,
  • カカ,
  • 白顶啄羊鹦鹉,
  • kaka,
  • 卡卡啄羊鸚鵡,

Voice song and call

Nestor superbe
adult

Habitat

Nestor superbe
adult

Forest : Temperate, Subtropical/Tropical Moist Lowland

Geographic range

Distribution

Threats - protection

IUCN conservation status
Extinct
Threatened
Least
concern
Extinc
in the Wild
Near
threatened
Not
evaluated
EX EW CR EN VU NT LC NE

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