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Definition of Kakapo

Kakapo
Kakapo Ka`ka*po", n. (Zo["o]l.) A singular nocturnal parrot (Strigops habroptilus), native of New Zealand. It lives in holes during the day, but is active at night. It resembles an owl in its colors and general appearance. It has large wings, but can fly only a short distance. Called also owl parrot, night parrot, and night kaka.

Meaning of Kakapo from wikipedia

- The kākāpō (Māori: [kaːkaːpɔː]; pl.: kākāpō; Strigops habroptilus), sometimes known as the owl parrot or owl-faced parrot, is a species of large, nocturnal...
- Sirocco (hatched 23 March 1997) is a kākāpō, a large, flightless, nocturnal parrot, and one of the remaining living individuals numbering only 244 (as...
- the south coast. The island is home to Sirocco, an internationally famous kākāpō, a rare species of parrot. The island is one of many geographic features...
- Norfolk kākā and Chatham kākā, while the genus Strigops contains the iconic kākāpō. All extant species are endemic to New Zealand. The species of the genus...
- The Kākāpō River is a river of New Zealand. It is located in the West Coast Region of the South Island. The river flows northwest from its source three...
- northwest Ross Island. It rises to about 1,100 metres (3,600 ft) high and, like Kakapo Nunatak is one of several features near Mount Bird ****igned the native name...
- by birds, and the lack of mammalian predators led to some like the kiwi, kākāpō, weka and takahē evolving flightlessness. The arrival of humans, ****ociated...
- Kakapo Recovery Programme (2010). "Then and Now". Kakapo Recovery Programme. Archived from the original on 2010-06-16. Retrieved 2024-09-08. "Kākāpō Recovery"...
- one of few island sanctuaries that are home to the critically endangered kākāpō. Red deer and stoats had been eradicated between 2001 and 2005, and subsequently...
- Nestor (Kea and Kākā), Strigops (Kākāpō) and the fossil Nelepsittacus. It may have been the ancestor of the kākāpō. The species was likely flightless...