THE KAKAPO IS A UNIQUE BIRD
Here you will learn about the Kakapo parrot of the bird species and what makes it so unique and beautiful. You will see where it lives, what it eats and so much more!
One of the rarest parrots in the world! It can only be found in New Zealand and every year dozens of hard-working volunteers give their time and energy trying to save the kakapo from the brink of extinction. Most of the Kakapo Recovery takes place on remote, predator-free islands off southern New Zealand.
Just a few things that make kakapo so special!
- It’s flightless
- It’s the world’s heaviest parrot
- It's possibly the oldest living bird
- It has a subsonic mating boom that can travel several kilometres