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kakapo, owl parrot (Strigops habroptilus)
Subject: kakapo, owl parrot (Strigops habroptilus)
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kakapo, owl parrot (Strigops habroptilus)


By J. G. Keulemans, in W.L. Buller's A History of the Birds of New Zealand, 2nd edition. Published 1888.
Date 1888
Source http://www.nzbirds.com/Buller2ndKakapoLg.html
Author John Gerrard Keulemans (1842–1912)
Source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Buller_Kakapo.jpg

The kakapo (Strigops habroptilus), also called owl parrot and kākāpō or night parrot in Māori, is a species of large, flightless, nocturnal, ground-dwelling parrot of the family Strigopidae endemic to New Zealand. It is the world's only flightless parrot and the heaviest parrot.

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