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

"All clues point to this bird having hearing that is optimized for listening for sounds ... night parrot is one of only two truly nocturnal parrots in the world, along with the New Zealand kakapo.

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 ...

THIRD UGLIEST: The Mexican "walking fish" axolotl voted less ugly than the kakapo. Already handicapped by being large, flightless, nocturnal and endangered, the New Zealand kakapo has been dealt ...

"The people that we want, who are interested in conservation, they usually seek us out," Vivienne Parker, who organises the volunteers for DOC's kakapo team, told the BBC News website. Each night, ...

A nocturnal parrot that cannot fly has captured the imagination of nature lovers across the world. Called kakapo, the bird has been selected as the world’s favourite species in an online poll in ...

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 ...

WELLINGTON, Aug 9 (Reuters) - The population of New Zealand's kakapo, an endangered flightless parrot, has increased 25% in the last year to 252 birds following a good breeding season and success ...

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 ...

Preserved droppings may help find new food sources and habitats for the kakapo (Strigops habroptilus), a critically endangered bird native to New Zealand. These large flightless parrots are like ...