New Zealand Kaka
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New Zealand Parrots

New Zealand Kaka

Nestor meridionalis

VUVulnerable Endemic to New Zealand
Family
New Zealand Parrots (Strigopidae)
Order
Psittaciformes

Overview

The New Zealand kākā (Nestor meridionalis) is a large species of parrot of the family Strigopidae found in native forests of New Zealand. The species is often known by the abbreviated name kākā, although it shares this name with the Norfolk kākā and Chatham kākā, both recently extinct. Two subspecies of New Zealand kākā are recognised. It is endangered and has disappeared from much of its former range, though the re-introduction of North Island kākā at Zealandia in Wellington has led to an increasing population of the birds across the city.

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Last updated September 29, 2026.