Definition of Strigops. Meaning of Strigops. Synonyms of Strigops

Here you will find one or more explanations in English for the word Strigops. Also in the bottom left of the page several parts of wikipedia pages related to the word Strigops and, of course, Strigops synonyms and on the right images related to the word Strigops.

Definition of Strigops

No result for Strigops. Showing similar results...

Strigops habroptilus
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 Strigops from wikipedia

- feminine genus name Strigops. The spelling of the binomial name therefore differs from that proposed by Gray and becomes Strigops habroptila. The species...
- Nelepsittacus, and Strigops) in the family Strigopidae, others place Nestor and Nelepsittacus in the Nestoridae and retain only Strigops in the Strigopidae...
- Hawk-Owl, Ninox natalis Eastern barn owl, Tyto alba delicatula Kākāpō, Strigops habroptilus Marbled frogmouth, Podargus ocellatus Tawny frogmouth, Podargus...
- Lystrosaurus (/ˌlɪstroʊˈsɔːrəs/; 'shovel lizard'; proper Gr**** is λίστρον lístron ‘tool for leveling or smoothing, shovel, spade, hoe’) is an extinct genus...
- million years ago. The closest living relative of the genus is the kākāpō (Strigops habroptilus). Together, they form the Strigopoidea, an ancient group that...
- years ago. The closest living relative to the Nestor genus is the kākāpō (Strigops habroptilus). Together, they form the parrot superfamily Strigopoidea,...
- of three confirmed primitive genera of parrots: Nestor (Kea and Kākā), Strigops (Kākāpō) and the fossil Nelepsittacus. It may have been the ancestor of...
- Strigopidae †Heracles †Nelepsittacus Nestor Strigops...
- hoopoe, Upupa antaiosJamaican caracara, Caracara tellustris † Kākāpō, Strigops habroptilus Lyall's wren, Xenicus lyalli † Long-billed wren, Dendroscansor...
- Strigopidae †Heracles †Nelepsittacus Nestor Strigops...