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New Zealand Kaka, also known as Kākā

Nestor meridionalis

Photo by lori.tas
Published on Project Noah
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Field Notes

Description:

Large, mostly brown parrot with red under-wings

Habitat:

Gondwanaland remnant forest.

Reference Links:

New Zealand Kaka

Species ID Suggestions

Comments (7)
Lupe237
lovely to see a native bird in the forest.
AndyNewman
South Island Kaka subspecies (Nestor Meridionalis Meridionalis). Lovely bird.
peter
Spotting of the Day! http://twitter.com/#!/projectnoah/status/59369964339077120
peter
This is incredible, Lori. Wow!
lori.tas
"Brown" seems like a funny color for a parrot, until you see them in their environment, and then they fit right in.

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