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A feature-length documentary, The Unnatural History of the Kakapo [123] won two major awards at the Reel Earth Environmental Film Festival. Two of the most significant documentaries, both made by NHNZ, are Kakapo – Night Parrot (1982) and To Save the Kakapo (1997). Sirocco on Maud Island
Sirocco (hatched 23 March 1997) [1] is a kākāpō, a large, flightless, nocturnal parrot, and one of the remaining living individuals numbering only 244 (as of 2024). [2] He achieved individual fame following an incident on the BBC television series Last Chance to See in which he attempted to mate with zoologist Mark Carwardine.
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The kea is a large parrot measuring 46 to 50 cm (18 to 20 in) in total length, with some specimens possibly reaching 55 cm (22 in). [ 19 ] [ 20 ] [ 21 ] Adult kea weigh between 750 and 1,000 g (1.65 and 2.20 lb), with males averaging 956 g (2.108 lb) and females averaging 779 g (1.717 lb).
Living species range in size from the buff-faced pygmy parrot, at under 10 g (0.4 oz) in weight and 8 cm (3.1 in) in length, [36]: 149 ...
The New Zealand parrot family, Strigopidae, [1] consists of at least three genera of parrots – Nestor, Strigops, the fossil Nelepsittacus, [2] [3] and probably the fossil Heracles. [4] The genus Nestor consists of the kea , kākā , Norfolk kākā and Chatham kākā , [ 5 ] [ 6 ] while the genus Strigops contains the iconic kākāpō . [ 5 ]
Of the nine species in the New Zealand parrot superfamily Strigopoidea, the Norfolk kākā [1] [2] and Chatham kākā [3] became extinct in recent history. The last known individual of the Norfolk Kākā died in its cage in London sometime after 1851, [4] and only between seven [5] and 20 [6] skins survive.
The New Zealand kākā is a medium-sized parrot, measuring 45 cm (18 in) in length and weighing from 390 to 560 g (14 to 20 oz), with an average of 452 g (0.996 lb). [15] It is closely related to the kea , but has darker plumage and is more arboreal .