A critically endangered New Zealand parrot is receiving much needed help. The flightless Kākāpō, though once widespread in ...

Its scientific name, Strigops habroptila, describes its owl-like face and the softness of its feathers, while its common name, kakapo, means ‘night parrot’ in Māori ... between Dusky and Breaksea ...

The Kakapo (Strigops habroptilus ... It also sometimes goes by the name of owl parrot or night parrot. Read on to meet this charming bird, and to understand why New Zealanders are mounting ...

To describe a kakapo as concisely as possible you’d say that they're a species of flightless parrot: one that is ... the kakapo (the name translates as ‘night owl’) to sacrifice the power ...

Credit: Facebook Only one of roughly 400 parrot species can't fly—the kakapo. It's not due to injury or laziness. These birds evolved on predator-free islands and never needed wings for escape ...

Our next story takes us to New Zealand to meet a very special, quirky, and critically endangered parrot ... So kakapo used to be prolific, found right throughout New Zealand. And they were a real ...

None of this work would have been possible without the Kākāpō Recovery Team, international funders and researchers, and Genomics Aotearoa. University of Otago provides funding as a member of ...